A residential structure fire early this morning in Hallsville. Boone County Fire Protection District (BCFPD) firefighters responded just before 1am today to Edgewood Dive.
Crews arrived in just three minutes, quickly made contact with the occupants of the home, who were alerted by working smoke alarms, allowing them to safely evacuate before calling 911.
Firefighters began investigating reports of smoke and a burning odor inside the structure and determined the source to be a malfunctioning furnace and mitigated the hazard.
No injuries were reported.