Louisville Vacant Home Total Loss

At 0101 on April 13, 2023, Louisville Fire Department crews were dispatched fora structure fire with rescues in the 1700 block of West Kentucky Street. Fire crews arrived within two minutes to find the rearof a single-story vacant dwelling fully involved with fire extending to occupied neighboring homes. Firefighters immediately established defensive operations on the main fire building, deployed exposure lines to protect adjacent property, and initiated search and rescue operations in the occupied homes. It took approximately an hourforover30 firefighters to bring the fire undercontrol. The main fire building was a total loss. Neighboring property sustained moderate damaged. Apasserby alerted sleeping occupants and safely evacuated six adults priorto firefighters arrival. No civilians orfirefighters were injured during the in cident. The American Red Cross assisted those displaced. LFD Arson Investigators were investigating the cause.

- Photos courtesy of Louisville Division of Fire