JOPLIN, Mo. — Just before 9:00 a.m. Joplin Dispatch was alerted to reports of a structure fire in the Blendville neighborhood. A garage/apartment on the alley in the 1300 block of S Byers.
Joplin Fire, Joplin Police and METS ambulance responded to 1314 S Byers.
With reported flames visible a second alarm was sounded by Joplin. Upon arrival first observation was that the structure was fully engulfed.
All residents were out of the structure. Joplin Fire searched the interior and no one was found inside.
Temperature 20° under hazy skies. Winds make it feel like 5° at the time of the fire.
Watch for Shannon Becker live on the scene. For KOAM News Now and Joplin News First.
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Shannon Becker was born and raised in Joplin and began in radio before graduating from Joplin Senior High in 1990. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Missouri Southern State University (1994). Before launching Joplin News First in 2017, he worked in television and radio, overlapping a career in the music industry. He worked with major music artists for 20 years, garnering gold and platinum records to his credit. He comes to KOAM 7 News Now-CBS/FOX (Morgan-Murphy Media) with more than 30 years in media and entertainment. He previously worked for KOAM. He has five children and two grandchildren.
