House Fire on the Fourth of July Results in Total Loss

A structure fire on the Fourth of July has displaced six people.

Yankton Deputy Fire Chief, Daniel Prendable, says firefighters were dispatched to a home on Kay Street shortly after 9 pm on the Fourth.

Prendable says the fire began in an attached garage and then spread into the living space of the home.

Prendable says firefighters were able to limit  the fire damage, but the home sustained significant smoke damage.

Yankton County Emergency Management, EMS, and Sheriff’s Department were all on the scene.