TFD Responds to Apartment Fire on Bates Drive
January 13, 2018
At 4:58 a.m. on January 13, 2018, The Tallahassee Fire Department was dispatched to an apartment fire in the 900 block of Bates Drive. First arriving units reported heavy fire and smoke showing from one apartment in a two story duplex. The fire was reported by the adjoining neighbors. The fire was extinguished and it was discovered that no one was home when the fire started. There were no reported injuries. TFD was able to contain the fire in one apartment and spare the second apartment. The fire caused an estimated $150,000 in damages and is currently under investigation by the Fire Prevention Division of TFD. LCEMS, Tallahassee Police, City of Tallahassee Utilities and The American Red Cross were all on scene to assist.
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