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MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mobile Fire and Rescue Department responded to a fire at a Mobile duplex Tuesday afternoon.
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The MFRD received the call of a fire at a duplex near Matzenger Drive and Steiner Street at around 4:15 p.m.
The Mobile Fire and Rescue Department and the Mobile Police Department responded to a duplex fire earlier in the afternoon. (Mya Falgout, News 5)
According to District Chief of Community Risk Reduction Richard Harris, workers were installing a gas stove in the duplex when they heard a pop after turning on the igniter.
The workers then went outside and saw smoke coming from the attic.
The MFRD and Mobile Police Department quickly responded and had the fire out in less than 10 minutes.
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No one was inside the home at the time of the fire.
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