Sikeston DPS battles fire, cold

The Sikeston Department of Public Safety battled a large blaze and frigid temperatures Tuesday night.

According to Capt. Derick Wheetley, Sikeston DPS Fire Division commander, fire crews were called out to the 500 block of Kendall at about 10 p.m. Tuesday. When they arrived, fire fighters found an abandoned house fully engulfed in flames.

Fire crews battled the fire until 12:30 a.m. in cold temperatures that saw the wind chill at 5 degrees. There were no injuries.