West Side Family Flees Raging House Fire

A west side family was forced into the cold with only the clothes on their backs Sunday morning after their home was damaged by a 2AM house fire, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports.

Firefighters arrived at the home on Darby St., which is near Highway 90 and Cupples Rd about 2:30.

When they arrived, they found 5 adults and 2 children standing in front of the burning home.. None of them was injured.

Firefighters say the fire was started when a cigarette was accidentally dropped into a pile of clothing.

The house was uninhabitable and the Red Cross was called in to find the family a place to stay.




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