TUNICA, Miss. -- An electrical short in an outlet may have caused an early morning fire at a 22-unit apartment complex in downtown Tunica this morning.
No injuries were reported in the 6:30 a.m. blaze at the Nixon Apartments in the 6000 block of Fox Island Road, across from the Cafe Marie restaurant. However, Tunica County spokesman Larry Liddell said 15 to 20 people lost their homes in the fire, which he said ?spread like wildfire.?
Tunica Volunteer Fire Chief Scott Goff said the fire started in the living room of one of the apartments. He said four apartments were destroyed and the others had heavy smoke damage.
?It started behind the couch in the apartment,? Goff said. ?We are still investigating everything.?
The American Red Cross is helping the displaced residents with food, clothing and shelter. An emergency shelter at the G. W. Henderson Community Center is also being set up to provide shelter for the fire victims.
Anyone that would like to help the fire victims can call the American Red Cross at 1-800-733-2767.
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