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🌱 Patch AM: Massive Fire Tears Through Mount Vernon Home, Causes Partial Collapse

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  • Late-night Mount Vernon blaze collapses home but spares residents and neighbors

Also on today's calendar: Saint Ann Fall Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Riddle: David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 73 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Sunday: Cooler with occasional rain, temps: high: 67, low: 60.
  • Monday: Cloudy, with a high of 69 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Massive Fire Tears Through Mount Vernon Home, Causes Partial Collapse (patch.com) — Mount Vernon residents saw a dramatic scene late Thursday when a massive fire ripped through a two-story home near Fordson Road and Douglas Street, causing part of the structure to collapse. Firefighters shifted to an exterior attack after the second floor and front porch gave way, protecting a neighboring house and cooling a nearby fuel oil tank. No one was home at the time, no injuries were reported, and investigators are now working to determine the cause.
   

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