City officials said there were no injuries or deaths resulting from the fire on Tuesday at the encampment on Derrick Street, the only approved place for the homeless to set up tents in Alabama’s biggest city. Huntsville’s department of community development estimates that 10 individuals are “directly affected by the fire.”

Parts of a homeless camp in downtown Huntsville are in ruins after a possible propane tank explosion Tuesday afternoon.

Firefighters were called to 38th and Eichelberger for a fire at a homeless encampment around 10 a.m. It is not known what caused the fire or if anyone was injured. First Alert 4 h