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Camping Stove Used for Heat Triggers Louisville House Fire, Displacing Resident

Fire crews contained a front-room blaze in about 12 minutes with no injuries reported.

Overview

  • The Louisville Fire Department responded around 5:40 a.m. to the 1300 block of Walter Avenue in the Iroquois neighborhood.
  • Investigators said a Coleman-brand camping stove being used for heat caused the fire.
  • The resident had returned after an extended absence to find the electricity shut off and left briefly before coming back to heavy smoke.
  • Twenty-four firefighters brought the incident under control in approximately 12 minutes after finding a smoking structure.
  • All occupants evacuated before crews arrived, damage was confined to the front room, and the resident was displaced.