BG home catches fire; no injuries
No injuries were reported after a house fire on McKinley Drive early this morning.
Bowling Green firefighters responded to the residence at 722 McKinley Drive after they were informed of the blaze around 3:30 a.m.
The fire started as the result of a charcoal grill left close to the house, which caught the exterior wall of an enclosed patio room on fire, said Chief Stephen Meredith.
Damage was limited to the exterior wall of the room and portions of the interior. The residence remains habitable, and no financial estimate of damage was available.
The occupant of the residence was able to escape without injury.
Fire crews went back into service around 5:30 a.m., but one truck and several firefighters were left at the property as a firewatch.
No injuries were reported after a house fire on McKinley Drive early this morning.
Bowling Green firefighters responded to the residence at 722 McKinley Drive after they were informed of the blaze around 3:30 a.m.
The fire started as the result of a charcoal grill left close to the house, which caught the exterior wall of an enclosed patio room on fire, said Chief Stephen Meredith.
Damage was limited to the exterior wall of the room and portions of the interior. The residence remains habitable, and no financial estimate of damage was available.
The occupant of the residence was able to escape without injury.
Fire crews went back into service around 5:30 a.m., but one truck and several firefighters were left at the property as a firewatch.