Cape Girardeau firefighters were at the scene of a house fire at 327 S. Hanover St. on Tuesday night.
Shortly before 10 p.m., firefighters reported flames involved 30 percent of the house and that a nearby electrical transformer was arcing, according to scanner reports at the scene. Ameren Missouri was called to shut off power to the transformer.
Firefighters reported the blaze was contained about 30 minutes later.
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