Firefighters respond to early morning fire on North 12th Street

By Prajukta Ghosh

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Published July 7, 2026 6:14 am

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV)-- Fire crews responded to a structure fire early Tuesday morning, July 7th in the 2900 block of North 12th Street.

The fire involved a mobile home, with firefighters arriving on scene around 4 a.m.

Crews were able to quickly contain the blaze.

SJFD said no one was inside the home when the fire started. However, a dog was unable to escape and died in the fire.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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Prajukta (Praji) Ghosh is the K-12 Education reporter at KQ2 News.

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