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Missoula trailer home destroyed by fire

Missoula Kemp Street Fire 21421
Posted at 3:39 PM, Feb 15, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-15 17:39:54-05

MISSOULA — The Missoula City Fire Department was called out to battle a trailer home fire on Sunday.

Smoke could be seen billowing high above the 2000 block of Kemp Street at around 2 p.m. as firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze.

Missoula fire officials report the blaze was sparked by someone who was using a heat gun to thaw frozen water pipes.

No injuries were reported and crews put out the fire quickly, although the building was destroyed.

- information from Geneva Zoltek included in this report.