Cape Girardeau firefighters responded to 16 N. Henderson Ave. on Tuesday evening to extinguish a house fire.
According to Chief Randy Morris, the fire was in a rear bedroom of the home. A news release said officials received reports of squatters in the home but found no one.
The state fire marshal is investigating the fire.
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