No one displaced or hurt after fire inside Columbia apartment building
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
No one was displaced from their apartment, and no one was injured when a fire broke out inside a unit of Oak Tower on Tuesday night.
Columbia Fire Department units responded to the 700 block of North Garth Avenue at about 9:30 p.m.
Crews arrived within two minutes to find a small fire on the third floor contained to one living unit, according to the Columbia Fire Department. A fire suppression system in the apartment kept the fire under control and helped firefighters put it out without much damage.
Firefighters and EMS units evaluated several residents for smoke inhalation. However, no one was transported to the hospital.
The fire only affected one unit, according to Columbia Housing Authority CEO Randy Cole.
Maintenance staff began cleaning up the water Tuesday night, and most of it was cleared by 8 a.m. Wednesday. Oak Tower elevators were down overnight due to the water, but one elevator was back online as of 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Damage costs will be small and Columbia Housing Authority staff will likely complete the repairs, Cole said. The elevator water damage will be more costly, and they are awaiting final estimates.
The fire was accidental and the cause remains undetermined, according to the Columbia Fire Department. Five Columbia Fire units, comprising 17 personnel, responded to this incident.
