Dunklin Fire Protection District officials believe a home in the 1700 block of Willow Drive in Pevely caught fire on July 3 after fireworks were shot off and then thrown into a trash can, which ignited and spread to the house, Chief Brad Williams said.
Firefighters quickly contained the blaze, and no one was injured, he said.
Williams said the fire district got a call at approximately 8:30 p.m. about the house fire.
He said the occupants, a husband and wife, were outside the residence when firefighters arrived.
“I think they had been shooting off fireworks, swept them up and put them in a trash can,” Williams said. “The trash can was on the side of the house and the fire spread to the house.”
He described the damage to the house as “minimal,” so the occupants did not have to find other housing.
“I believe they did not stay (in the house) that night,” he said.
The Herculaneum and Festus fire departments and the Antonia Fire Protection District helped with the call. The Joachim-Plattin Ambulance also responded to the scene.