For the second time in as many weeks, fire broke out in a transient encampment in a wooded area abutting the Guinotte Manor Apartment complex in the Columbus Park Neighborhood.

The encampment is in a wooded area, roughly sixty feet north of the intersection of 1st street and Lydia Avenue. The fire erupted in the smaller of the three camps located in this section of the woods.

Shon Hall, Columbus Park Neighborhood Association President stated, “Columbus Park is a very proactive neighborhood and we take the safety and security of our residents very seriously.”

“We have alot of positive activity in the neighborhood that we can access to try and facilitate change.”

No injuries were reported in the blaze that was reported just after noon today.