Monday, February 11, 2013

Apartment Fire in Tallahassee Leaves Behind Ashes

Apartment fire leaves behind ashes
(photo by Valeria Sistrunk)
Nine adults and one 6-year-old child woke up to the smell of smoke and the sound of alarms Saturday night.  According to authorities, the fire was reported on the 800 block of California Street around 5:15 p.m.  

The Tallahassee Fire Department reported that the flames quickly spread through the back of the first floor apartment and up to the one above.  Firefighters had to evacuated nearly two buildings in the complex.  

Eight out of the nine residents who were home at the time of the fire made it out safely.  Firefighters estimated the fire caused around $200,000 worth of damages.

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