Response: 14 pieces of heavy fire equipment, 60 firefighters

Times: 1^st alarm – 2:13 a.m., 2^nd alarm – 2:22 a.m., 3^rd alarm – 2:22 a.m.

Under control @ 2:48 a.m.

Cause: Discarded Cigarette

Injuries: None

Damage: $70,000

Details: Firefighters arrived to the 2-story apartment complex to find 2 units with heavy fire. The units on fire were on the end of the building and the fire was extending into the attic and surrounding apartments. It appears that the fire started in a vacant, ground floor apartment on the end of the building and quickly spread to the apartment above. Firefighters worked aggressively to keep the fire from extending further into the building. All of the residents were able to escape and there were no injuries reported during this incident. Four units were damaged in some way by fire, smoke or water. Property management and Red Cross volunteers worked with displaced residents to find them accommodations. The cause of the fire was a carelessly discarded cigarette in the 1^st floor apartment.

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