Southeast Missourian

No one was home when fire heavily damaged a Cape Girardeau home early Wednesday evening.

Shortly before 6 p.m., neighbors reported thick brown smoke coming from the eaves of a home at 1911 Bloomfield St., fire chief Rick Ennis said.

Sixteen firefighters in five firetrucks responded and brought the fire under control in about 10 minutes, he said. The fire was primarily in the hidden voids within walls, Ennis

said.

No one was injured in the incident, Ennis said. The fire remained under investigation Wednesday.