Morning fire destroys house

Published 12:01 am Sunday, May 20, 2012

NATCHEZ — An early morning fire destroyed one Beaumont Street house Saturday.

Natchez firefighters responded to a fire call at 6 a.m. and discovered a house engulfed in flames.

Two stations responded to the call and put out the fire by 7 a.m. when another shift of fire fighters took over to put out hot spots and make sure the fire did not reignite.

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According to the fire department, all of the family members in the house escaped with no injuries.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.