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Evansville Firefighters Battle Basement Blaze

Crawford, Jeffrey N
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The early morning fire broke out on S. Kerth Ave.

Evansville firefighters extinguished an early morning house fire. WNIN’s John Gibson has details:

Crews were dispatched to the house in the 500 block of S. Kerth Ave. just before 5:30 Thursday morning.

They reported a fire in the basement of the home.

Firefighters put out the flames and called for assistance from CenterPoint Energy after the blaze damaged a circuit box.

There was no word of injuries to people but Animal Control was requested for an injured cat.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.