3-story home catches fire, partially collapses in Old Louisville

Crews are working on a fire in the 1400 block of South 4th Street.

WE’RE FOLLOWING THAT BREAKING NEWS OUT OF OLD LOUISVILLE THIS MORNING. CREWS ARE ON THE SCENE OF A HUGE HOUSE FIRE. THIS IS ON SOUTH FOURTH STREET. OUR SAM CARTER IS LIVE AT THE SCENE RIGHT NOW. SAM, WE BELIEVE YOU HAVE TALKED TO SOME FIRE OFFICIALS. WHAT ARE THEY SAYING? YEAH, WE DID TALK TO FIRE OFFICIALS. CARAY. AND EVERYTHING IS CENTERED RIGHT HERE ON THIS TAN THREE STORY BUILDING. THAT IS WHERE FIRE JUST TORE THROUGH IT, CAUSING A PARTIAL COLLAPSE OF THE ROOF. IF YOU LOOK UP TOP, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THAT COLLAPSE HAPPENED. AND THEY’VE BEEN HERE DOUSING IT WITH THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF WATER SINCE WE ARRIVED FOR THE LAST HOUR. AND SINCE THEY ARRIVED AT ABOUT 7:00. LET’S GET TO THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF THINGS AGAIN. THEY WERE ALERTED AROUND 7:00. NO REPORTED INJURIES AS OF YET. NOW, I DID TALK TO SOME NEIGHBORS WHO SAY THIS HOUSE RIGHT HERE, THAT THE WATER IS BEING SPRAYED ON IS VACANT. THERE ARE RESIDENTS OF THIS PURPLE HOUSE, BUT THANKFULLY THEY WERE NOT HOME. AND AGAIN, A MASSIVE RESPONSE TO THIS FIRE. MUCH OF FOURTH STREET HERE IN OLD LOUISVILLE IS SHUT DOWN. AND YOU CAN SEE THIS HOUSE FIRE JUST TORE THROUGH IT. WHEN WE ARRIVED, FLAMES WERE STILL COMING OUT OF THE ROOF OF THIS TAN HOUSE HERE. THOSE APPEAR TO BE OUT, BUT STILL THOUSANDS OF GALLONS GOING IN AS A FIRE. EARLY MORNING TORE THROUGH THIS. NOW THEY DO FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE IT UNDER CONTROL FOR RIGHT THIS MINUTE. BUT AGAIN, THEY ARE JUST TRYING TO MITIGATE. NOW, WIND WAS A FACTOR FOR FIREFIGHTERS WHEN FIGHTING THIS FIRE. BUT I WANT TO SHOW YOU ONE THING BECAUSE I DID TALK TO A RESIDENT WHO SAYS THAT SHE BELIEVES THAT FIRE ACTUALLY MOVED OVER. AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE PURPLE HOUSE RIGHT AT WHERE THAT VENT IS, YOU CAN SEE THERE DOES APPEAR TO BE SMOKE DAMAGE THERE, AND THERE DOES ALSO APPEAR TO BE DAMAGE TO THE ROOF ON THAT. SO THIS DID SPREAD TO MULTIPLE HOUSES, AIDED BY THE WIND, BUT A MASSIVE RESPONSE. WE’RE GOING TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. UNTIL T

A large fire broke out in Old Louisville on Monday morning. The Louisville Fire Department reports the fire is at a three-story house. The home is located in the 1400 block of South 4th Street and the fire started around 7:30 a.m. When crews arrived, they found flames coming through the roof. There was a partial collapse in the back of the home. Neighbors say the home is currently vacant. No injuries have been reported. The smoke from the large fire could be seen for miles. Here’s a look from one of our tower cams:

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A large fire broke out in Old Louisville on Monday morning. The Louisville Fire Department reports the fire is at a three-story house. The home is located in the 1400 block of South 4th Street and the fire started around 7:30 a.m. When crews arrived, they found flames coming through the roof. There was a partial collapse in the back of the home. Neighbors say the home is currently vacant. No injuries have been reported. The smoke from the large fire could be seen for miles. Here’s a look from one of our tower cams: