Update on Six-Alarm Fire
At 5818 E. University Boulevard

Date:
 

Friday, November 7, 2002

Location:
 

Williamsburg Condominiums
5818 E. University Boulevard
 

Cause:

 

Although the cause of the fire remains under investigation, fire investigators have determined that it began on a stove-top in a second floor unit.  The fire spread into the stove’s vent-a-hood, and then into the attic.  The attic did not have fire walls.
 

Emergency
Shelter

 
American Red Cross volunteers are working today at the Ridgewood Recreation Center, 6818 Fisher.  The volunteers will remain at the facility to assist displaced residents in their efforts to identify alternative housing, and to assist residents in replacing critical household items and medications