The Hopkinsville Fire Department was torn in two different directions Wednesday morning when a house on Hayes Street and a car on Fort Campbell Boulevard both caught on fire at the same time.

Firefighters battled a blaze around 11 a.m. at 715 Hayes Street for over an hour.

The cause of the fire, which began in a bedroom, is still under investigation, said Deputy Chief Eric Bleidt.

“There was substantial fire damage to the room of origin and smoke and heat damage throughout the rest of the house,” he said.

No one was injured during the blaze.

At the same time, another group of firefighters arrived to fight a car fire at a parking lot near Lic’s Deli & Ice Cream Shoppe on Fort Campbell Boulevard.

Firefighters took 20 minutes to extinguish the car, which was destroyed by the fire.

Source:
KY New Era, November 15, 2007
Compiled by KY New Era staff writer Julia Hunter.