Fire crews battle late-night structure fire
By NewsPress Now
The St. Joseph Fire Department worked the scene of a fire near the intersection of North 12th and Church streets Tuesday night.
The initial call for the fire at 1211 Church St. came in around 10 p.m. A stairway and part of the back of the structure collapsed shortly after crews arrived on scene, Battalion Chief Paris Jenkins told News-Press NOW.
The building was unoccupied at the time of the fire and there were no civilian or firefighter injuries, Jenkins said.
The structure was a total loss but crews were able to stop the fire from spreading to surrounding houses, according to officials.
As of Wednesday afternoon, no cause of the fire had been determined.
News-Press NOW will update this story as details become available.
