Photos: Fire displaces family of five Wednesday

Wednesday afternoon firefighters with the Sedalia Fire Department rehydrate after extinguishing a two-story structure fire, that displaced a family of five, in the 1200 block of South Missouri Avenue. SFD Battalion Chief Mike Hawkins said the family included two adults and three children. A pet cat was found deceased in the residence.

Smoke escapes from a second-story residence in the 1200 block of South Missouri Avenue Wednesday afternoon. SFD Battalion Chief Mike Hawkins said the fire occurred in a second-story bedroom and is still under investigation.

Wednesday afternoon firefighters with the Sedalia Fire Department rehydrate after extinguishing a two-story structure fire, that displaced a family of five, in the 1200 block of South Missouri Avenue. SFD Battalion Chief Mike Hawkins said the family included two adults and three children. A pet cat was found deceased in the residence.

http://www.sedaliademocrat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/web1_TSD072717Fire-1-.jpgWednesday afternoon firefighters with the Sedalia Fire Department rehydrate after extinguishing a two-story structure fire, that displaced a family of five, in the 1200 block of South Missouri Avenue. SFD Battalion Chief Mike Hawkins said the family included two adults and three children. A pet cat was found deceased in the residence. Photos by Faith Bemiss | Democrat

Smoke escapes from a second-story residence in the 1200 block of South Missouri Avenue Wednesday afternoon. SFD Battalion Chief Mike Hawkins said the fire occurred in a second-story bedroom and is still under investigation.

http://www.sedaliademocrat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/web1_TSD072717Fire-2.jpgSmoke escapes from a second-story residence in the 1200 block of South Missouri Avenue Wednesday afternoon. SFD Battalion Chief Mike Hawkins said the fire occurred in a second-story bedroom and is still under investigation. Photos by Faith Bemiss | Democrat