The residents traced the smoke to bushes on fire behind the duplex, and they began trying to extinguish the flames, but with winds pushing the fire into the home, the fire was unable to be held back, Clousher said.
When firefighters arrived on scene, they found heavy fire engulfing the rear of both sides of the duplex, and they jumped into action to knock back the flames. Firefighters worked extensively to open up the walls of the home, searching for hotspots of fire.
The Red Cross was on scene assisting the six residents with displacement. Clousher said two residents lived on one side of the duplex and four lived on the other.