Paragould apartment fire displaces residents
Paragould apartment fire displaces residents By Region 8 Newsdesk | February 26, 2021 at 9:00 PM CST - Updated February 26 at 11:38 PM
PARAGOULD, Ark. (KAIT) - Firefighters and emergency crews spent several hours battling an apartment fire in Paragould that displaced nearly a dozen people from their homes.
Paragould Fire Department Shift Capt. Kimmy Rogers said firefighters went to the blaze in the 700 block of North 2nd Street around 2 p.m. Friday.
No one was injured, and Rogers said there was major damage to the apartments.
However, crews worked to evacuate nearly a dozen people as the fire started.
Also, a group of firefighters, Officer Brian Smith, several Paragould Light Water, and Cable employees and Brad Hoyer with Greene Co. Rescue Squad worked to help two puppies impacted by the fire.