VIDEO: Firefighters battled a house fire early Sunday morning in Mount Vernon, according to the Mount Vernon Fire Department. Officials say crews were called around 2 a.m. to assist the Western Rockcastle Volunteer Fire Department with a house fire on Shug Road. The Mount Vernon Fire Department reports that six members responded to the scene, deploying an engine, a tanker truck and a special response vehicle to help contain the fire. Authorities say no injuries were reported as a result of the incident. The cause of the fire has not been released.
