ALTON - Godfrey Fire Protection District, Brighton and Fosterburg fire departments all joined together to battle a significant blaze Thursday morning at what was described by fire officials as “a make-shift” house on Watt Lane. The house had an Alton mailing address but was considered in the Godfrey Fire Protection District area. Brighton and Fosterburg were there to assist.

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“It looks like the house was made out of tarps and wood,” one of the fire officials said at the scene.

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The fire call came out at 9:15 a.m. on Thursday and was mostly out by 10 a.m. There was still smoke coming from the make-shift house at that time.

Dan Brannan also contributed to this story.

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