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Beaumont firefighters respond to house fire near downtown

The bedroom of a home near downtown Beaumont was heavily damaged by a fire Wednesday.
Firefighters responded to a house fire in the 1800 block of Tilson on Wednesday.

The bedroom of a home near downtown Beaumont was heavily damaged by a fire Wednesday.

Beaumont firefighters responded to a report of a house fire in the 1800 block of Tilson at about 10:05 a.m. according to Beaumont Fire Department Captain Brad Penisson.

The fire, which was blamed on a window air conditioner, was confined to the front bedroom of the home Penisson said.

The residents were next door at a relative's home at the time of the fire and did not realize the house was on fire until firefighters arrived he said.

The home sustained heavy heat and smoke damage throughout the house Penisson said.

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