2 occupants escape, house left badly scorched after fire in Mobile

Olivia Wilson
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MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Two Mobile residents are left with a badly scorched home after a Wednesday night fire.

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According to a Facebook post, Mobile Fire-Rescue Department units responded to the 1800 block of Idell Street at around 4:08 p.m. on Wednesday.

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When units arrived, they saw heavy, dark smoke coming from a single-story, wood-framed residence. Two occupants were outside the home, according to the post. The fire reportedly spread in the house and into the attic before it was extinguished.

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Firefighter entering a white wood building. There are visible burn marks on the side of the house.
Mobile Fire-Rescue Department units work together on the scene of a residential fire in the 1800 block of Idell Street in Mobile, Alabama, Wednesday, March 13, 2024.
Photo of a white house with eaves. there is a porch out front with a tall fence. There is smoke coming off of the building.
Mobile Fire-Rescue Department units work together on the scene of a residential fire in the 1800 block of Idell Street in Mobile, Alabama, Wednesday, March 13, 2024.
Photo of smoke coming out of the windows of a white, wooden house.
Mobile Fire-Rescue Department units work together on the scene of a residential fire in the 1800 block of Idell Street in Mobile, Alabama, Wednesday, March 13, 2024.
Photo of a firefighter running up to a white house. The firefighter is holding a red hose. In the background there is a Mobile-Fire Rescue truck.
Mobile Fire-Rescue Department units work together on the scene of a residential fire in the 1800 block of Idell Street in Mobile, Alabama, Wednesday, March 13, 2024.

Officials with Mobile Fire-Rescue say the fire was an accidental cooking fire. No one was injured in the incident, according to the post.

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