House fire damages home, injures one

From Havre Fire Department

Havre firefighters were dispatched Thursday, Oct. 24, at 7:36 p.m. for a report of a structure fire in the 1300 Block of 4th Street.

En route, Engine 1 was advised fire was in the basement with one possible victim.

On arrival, Engine 1 reported a single family residence with smoke showing from the front door. The house was located off the alley, so crews had to stretch firehose down the alley for fire attack.

As crews made their way to the house, they encountered a burn victim with burns to his hands. He was treated and transported to the hospital as soon as an ambulance arrived on the scene, while the rest of the crew made entry into the basement for fire attack.

The fire was extinguished and contained to the single room in the basement.

During fire attack, a search was performed, at which time firefighters located two dogs, which were brought outside and attended to. Both doges were released to their owner in good health.

Two engines, one ambulance and one command vehicle were able to respond to the fire.

One civilian injury was reported on scene. Havre Fire Department cleared the scene at 9:24 p.m.

Please make sure you have working smoke alarms in all bedrooms and all levels of your house.