CLINTON TOWNSHIP — No injuries were reported after a fire broke out at a homeless encampment early Friday off of Harcourt and Old Delaware Rd. 

Knox County Sheriff’s Office and Mount Vernon Fire Department responded to the blaze around 6:30 a.m. and it was quickly quelled, MVFD Chief Chad Christopher said.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation. 

The fire department responded with a command vehicle, an engine and a grass truck.

The sheriff’s report wasn’t complete at the time of publication. 

Homeless encampment before the fire

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