Flames spreads through walls, ceilings in building fire in Cape Girardeau
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO (KFVS) - Cape Girardeau Firefighters were on the scene of a fire on the 500 block of Pacific Street Tuesday morning on May 22.
Fire officials said they got the call at 8:10 a.m.
When they arrived they could see flames coming out of two windows on the first floor of the three unit, two-story apartment house.
Crews performed a coordinated attack with multiple pre-connected hose line and roof ventilation had the fire under control in about ten minutes.
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Primary searches found no one was in the apartment at the time of the fire.
The fire did spread through walls and ceilings requiring a significant overhaul to ensure all hot spots were extinguished.
An investigation revealed that there were no working smoke detectors in the building.
Estimated damages to the home are valued at $50,000.
There is no word on a cause.
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