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Crews battle East Missoula house fire

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Posted at 5:05 PM, Oct 23, 2019
and last updated 2019-10-23 22:17:36-04

EAST MISSOULA — Firefighters battled a house fire on Wednesday afternoon in the 400 block of Montana Avenue in East Missoula.

All of the windows were broken out in the home and there was smoke damage throughout the home.

Fire crews were called to the scene at around 4:35 p.m. No injuries have been reported in the blaze that broke out in the back of the home.

One adult and four children reportedly live in the home and the American Red Cross is working on finding them shelter.

The cause of the fire is under investigation. We’ll have more information as it becomes available.

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(second report)

No injuries reported in structure fire.

The Red Cross is assisting the family.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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(first report)

Numerous fire agencies are on the scene of a structure fire in east Missoula Wednesday afternoon.

The initial call came in around 4:30pm for a house fully engulfed in flames on Montana Avenue.

KPAX has a reporter on the scene. This story will be updated once we get more details.