Video: Vicksburg Fire Department responds to Warren Street fire

Published 12:43 pm Monday, June 15, 2020

Multiple units with the Vicksburg Fire Department responded to a house fire at 305 Warren St.

The initial call came at around 12:15 p.m. Monday.

Deputy fire chief Derrick Stamps, whose home is behind the Warren Street home, said he saw flames coming from the roof and a back window on the home’s east side and called 911. Trucks from Station 8 responded to the fire and began fighting the fire in the home’s interior.

The crew from Ladder 3 vented the roof to allow heat to escape.

The cause of the fire is undetermined at this time.

About Courtland Wells

Courtland Wells is a staff photographer at The Vicksburg Post. He is a native of Tuscaloosa, Ala. and graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor’s degree in Photojournalism. Following graduation, he started at The Vicksburg Post in the fall of 2016. Courtland has won numerous awards through the Mississippi Associated Press Managing Editors and the Mississippi Press Association. His work has also been featured in the New York Times and Washington Post as well as other national publications. Courtland is a member of the Vicksburg Young Professionals.

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