Fire in Clarkson Valley Damages Bedroom, Causes Minor Injury
Crews with the Monarch Fire Department aided the Metro West Fire Department on a call Wednesday afternoon for a house fire on Clarkson Farm Drive, just south of Chesterfield.
A Clarkson Valley resident suffered minor injuries during a fire this afternoon that torched the bedroom of a house on Clarkson Farm Drive, which is located just south of Chesterfield. An automatic alarm at around 3:45 p.m. notified emergency crews from the Metro West Fire Department who arrived to find light smoke coming from the structure and a fire in an upstairs bedroom. "The fire was knocked out and contained and we upgraded it to a first-alarm just because we didn't know where the fire extended to," said Metro West Public Information Officer Michael Thiemann. The alarm brought help from neighboring fire departments, including the Monarch Fire Protection District. Clarkson Valley Police units closed off the entrance to the small …
