Purcell Firefighters extinguished a pair of house fires recently, one last Friday at 1723 Pybas and one Monday at 714 W. Apache.

Firemen were dispatched to the Pybas fire at 5:29 a.m. Friday. They were at the scene for just under two hours before knocking down the fire and completely extinguishing the blaze.

The call Monday came in at 5:53 a.m.

When firefighters arrived they noted heavy smoke coming from the front of the house. A burning couch was snuffed out and fire in the attic was doused.

Crews cleared the Apache address by 7:18 a.m.

Both structures sustained damage.