Joplin residence fire sends one to hospital
JOPLIN, Mo. — First responders say an afternoon fire at a Joplin residence sends a woman to the hospital.
Joplin Fire Deputy Chief Andy Nimmo says the call came in around 5:20 p.m.
When firefighters arrived at the home on North Brownell, they saw smoke coming from the residence.
Roughly 20 firefighters operating from five trucks battled the blaze, while also working to rescue a person in the home.
“While we were en route, we were notified that there was possibly one victim inside. On arrival, first arriving crews found that their house was on fire and we did have one adult victim still inside the house,” said Deputy Chief Andy Nimmo, Joplin Fire Dept.
Deputy Chief Nimmo says she was transported to a local hospital with unknown injuries.
Webb City Fire, Joplin Police, and METS assisted Joplin Fire with the call.
