4 people escape early morning house fire, JFRD says

Flames gutted inside of home where 4 adults lived

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., – Four people were able to escape an early morning house fire Saturday, the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said.

At 3:36 a.m., crews responded to a home on East 13th Street. When crews arrived, there was smoke coming from the house.

Two people were home at the time of the fire, according to Jacksonville Fire and Rescue crews, but neither was injured. A woman who lived there said she is devastated.  The roof collapsed and the house was charred, even though firefighters managed to put the fire out quickly. 

This was all that was left of the East 13th Street home after the fire. 

 

This is the third recent house fire in Jacksonville.

On Wednesday, another fire left a mother and her four children without a home on the Westside.

 That blaze broke out just before 4 a.m. on West 5th Street.  The Red Cross is providing help to the family, and the cause of that fire is still under investigation.

Another fire last Saturday on Buckley Court on the Westside left 14 people without a home. Smoke from that fire could be seen billowing hundreds of feet into the air.

Members of the family said the Red Cross gave them $2,000 to spend on clothing, food and temporary housing. Members of the community also donated clothing and food items to the family to help them get by.

However, the large family is still in need. They said supplies are running low and they don't know what they'll do next.