Several people, animals escape home fire on South 12th Avenue in Mount Vernon

The American Red Cross is helping several families who had their multi-family home in Mount Vernon destroyed by fire. Officials say heavy flames started from the third floor of the South 12th Avenue

News 12 Staff

Aug 29, 2014, 5:22 PM

Updated 3,521 days ago

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Several people, animals escape home fire on South 12th Avenue in Mount Vernon
The American Red Cross is helping several families who had their multi-family home in Mount Vernon destroyed by fire.
Officials say heavy flames started from the third floor of the South 12th Avenue home at around 9 p.m. Thursday.
They say seven people as well as a 2-year-old and an infant were able to escape. Firefighters were able to rescue a mother cat and four kittens from the first-floor apartment. No one was injured.
Officials are investigating what sparked the flames.


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