ST. LOUIS (AP) - Fire Department investigators in St. Louis are looking into the cause of two residential fires that displaced a combined 16 people on Easter Sunday.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the first fire broke out about 6:30 a.m. at a 15-unit apartment complex in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood. The two-story building was badly damaged.
Six adults and a child were displaced. One firefighter suffered minor injuries.
The second fire was reported around 5:30 p.m. in the Benton Park West neighborhood. Nine people were able to escape but were unable to return home.
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Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com
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