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1 Killed in Montgomery House Fire

A Montgomery house fire claimed a man’s life.. The fire broke out just after 6:00 p.m. Monday in the 20 block of N. California St. Heavy smoke and flames were seen coming from the attic of the home when crews arrived. Fire officials say the victim, who is around 60-years-old, was found in a bedroom, and was pronounced dead at…

Family Recovers After House Fire

Cell phone video shows the moment the Reeder family’s home went up in flames. What started out as a fire in the garage quickly spread into the attic. “Overwhelming is the word I keep coming back too,” explained homeowner Michelle Reeder.   She was home at the time of the fire with her 12-year-old son.  They made it out safely…

Displaced Family Prepares for Christmas in Montgomery

A family was forced to relocate to Montgomery after their home went up in flames in Hueytown, outside of Birmingham last month.  Sharon Richey has nine kids between the ages of 1 and 19. Now a few days from Christmas they are trying to grant their children’s Christmas wishes. Sharon Richey explained their situation, “I feel so bad for my…

Elderly Montgomery Man Dead After Early Morning House Fire

An early Saturday morning fire claimed the life of an elderly man in Montgomery. Montgomery fire crews were called out to the 4000 block of South Court Street around 4:00 a.m. They found a single story house with visible smoke and flames. It only took 13 minutes to put out the blaze, but firefighters found an elderly man dead inside…

House Fire on Rita Lane in West Montgomery

Fire units were dispatch at approximately 5:40 this morning on a structure fire in the 3600 block of Rita Ln. Upon arrival at a single story house was fully involved, and had burned through the roof. Units made a quick attack, and treated a 17 year old male with approximately 85 % of 2nd and 3rd degree burns to the body….

Montgomery House Fire

No injuries reported

A House fire started just before 4:00 AM today in Montgomery in the 900 block of Ridgemont Avenue, and fire officials are looking for a cause. Officials say the house was vacant when the fire started and there are reasons to believe it may be a case of arson. They say the house was destroyed. No injuries reported.    …

Authorities Working Massive House Fire in Capitol Heights

Montgomery Fire officials are on the scene of a house fire in the Capitol Heighs Neighborhood. It happened around 2 p.m. on Panama Street. See live video here: http://www.waka.com/watch-live/ Alabama News Network has a crew at the scene and will have more on the story later today. Categories: Montgomery Metro, News Tags: breaking news, house fire