A woman suffered smoke inhalation during a fire that significantly damaged her home in the 800 block of Warne Street in Festus. The woman was in the home when the fire started and got out on her own, according to the Festus Fire Department.
“(She) was outside the house when firefighters arrived,” said Travis Wood, the department’s training officer and public information officer. “She was transported by JPAD (Joachim-Plattin Ambulance District) to a hospital for smoke inhalation.”
Festus Fire got a call at about 8:35 a.m. Monday (Feb. 7) about the fire, Wood said.
“The structure was heavily involved (when firefighters arrived),” he said. “The cause is under investigation. It is believed to have started in the living room or a bedroom.”
Wood said the fire is not considered suspicious.
The fire gutted the interior of the two-bedroom, single-story house, he said.
“It’s a total loss, interior-wise,” Wood said. “The Red Cross has been contacted to assist her.”
Firefighters remained on the scene until 10:32 a.m., Wood said.
The Crystal City and Herculaneum fire departments and the Hematite, Dunklin, Mapaville and Jefferson R-7 fire protection districts helped with the call, Wood said.