Three Alarm Fire Damages Apartments

Contact: Doug Dickerson
                 Lieutenant, PIO
                 Office: 214-670-7949
                 Pager : 214-670-4115, code 9905

Date: January 20, 2001
Time: Immediate Release

Location: 5930 Arapaho Road

Response: Three Alarms, 15 Major pieces of equipment, 65 Firefighters

Equipment Involved: N/A

Times: 1st alarm 2:21 p.m.
              2nd alarm 2:28 p.m.
              3rd alarm 2:47 p.m.
              Under Control @ 3:25 p.m.

Cause: Under Investigation

Injuries: 2 -- One female civilian suffered minor smoke inhalation and was treated at the scene. One firefighter suffered a                  twisted knee and was treated at the scene.

Damages: $150,000-Structure
                     $50,000-Content

Details: Firefighters responding to the Prestonwood Springs Apartments arrived to find a heavy volume of fire already in more than one apartment. Three units were damaged heavily by fire and three others have varying degrees of smoke and water damage. With the fire making good headway and already in the attic when firefighters arrived, the first arriving units aggressively worked to cut the fire off and keep it from spreading to other apartments. The fire was brought under control in about an hour. Apartment management and the Red Cross are working to find accommodations for the 14 displaced residents. The cause of the fire is still under investigation at this time.

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