TFD Extinguishes Apartment Fire
May 17, 2018
At 8:53 p.m. on May 16, 2018, The Tallahassee Fire Department was dispatched to a reported building fire at an apartment complex in the 2000 block of Midyette Road. TFD crews arrived in less than five minutes and reported that smoke was coming from one of the apartments. Crews made entry into the apartment to extinguish the fire and began evacuating other units. The fire was contained to the room of origin. No one was inside when the fire started and there were no reported injuries. The cause of the fire was unattended cooking and the fire caused an estimated $30,000 in damages. TFD was assisted on scene by Tallahassee Police Department, Leon County EMS, and representatives of the apartment complex. The American Red Cross is providing assistance for one person displaced by the fire.
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