SPRINGFIELD — A house was damaged after catching fire in Springfield Monday morning.
Firefighters were called to battle a fire on East Southern Avenue with initial reports of people trapped inside, according to Battalion Chief Jason Phipps with the Springfield Fire Division.
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Phipps said it was later learned that two people had jumped out of a window on the second floor to escape the fire. Five people were living in the house and they all made it out.
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According to Phipps, the home did not have natural gas or electricity and the people inside were trying to heat the space in an “unconventional manner.”
No injuries were reported.
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