Eleven People Displaced After a Fire Monday Morning

(KNSI) — The St. Cloud Fire Department says 11 people were displaced after a fire Monday morning.

According to a critical incident report, just after 10:00, the fire department was called for a fire that had started in the basement of a townhouse on the 2400 block of 15th Street North. The fire was contained to the basement of the unit, but there was smoke damage on all levels of the home. They say 11 people from the affected home and an adjoining unit were displaced.

Investigators say the fire is believed to be accidental in nature and started by an electric incense pot. No one was hurt.

Damage is estimated at $90,000.

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