Rush-hour traffic along Alabama 79 in the Pinson area is disrupted this evening as Palmerdale firefighters finish extinguishing a house fire in the 7000 block of Arnold Lane.
Water lines to fight the fire are blocking one of the southbound lanes of Alabama 79 and traffic flow in both directions is congested, Jefferson County sheriffs deputies reported.
The fire was reported about 2 p.m. at the house. The fire caused extensive damage to the single story, frame house. The home's owners, a couple, were home, but are not believed to have been seriously injured.
Additional information is not available.