One person is in critical condition after firefighters pulled them from a burning home in south St. Louis overnight, following a fast-moving blaze that lit up a quiet Lindenwood Park block before dawn.
Officials said the fire broke out around 12:30 a.m. Monday on the 7000 block of Nottingham Place. Crews moved in to knock down the flames, and investigators stayed on scene into the morning. The cause of the fire remains unknown.
According to FOX 2, St. Louis Fire Department crews rescued the person from the structure and rushed them to a hospital, where they were listed in critical condition, officials told reporter Nick Gladney. The outlet reports investigators were processing the scene early Monday as they worked to pinpoint what sparked the blaze.
This latest call comes amid a string of overnight fires across south St. Louis this winter. First Alert 4 covered a Jan. 30 fire in Dutchtown that left one person hospitalized, and a late-night Shaw inferno on Feb. 20 sent three people to area hospitals.
Local coverage of those incidents has noted that vacant or fire-damaged properties, along with people sheltering inside them, can complicate both rescues and investigations. FOX 2 and other reporters have pointed to the overlap between abandoned structures and housing insecurity as a recurring challenge for city crews.
Investigation Underway
Fire department officials and police remained at the scene Monday morning as detectives collected evidence and canvassed the block for witnesses. No names or damage estimates were immediately released while the investigation continues.
Authorities are asking anyone with information about the fire to contact investigators. FOX 2 is expected to update its coverage as more details become available.
