No injuries reported in Jefferson City apartment fire
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
No one was injured, but some residents were displaced, after an apartment caught fire Tuesday morning in the 500 block of East Elm Street, according to a Tuesday press release from the Jefferson City Fire Department.
The release says firefighters were called at 6:21 a.m. for a fire coming from the wall near an electrical outlet in an apartment.
“Upon arrival, firefighters found light smoke conditions and confirmed a fire contained to a bedroom within the apartment. The building’s fire sprinkler system activated as designed and successfully controlled the fire before it could spread beyond the room of origin. Smoke alarms also activated, alerting occupants to the emergency,” the release says.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, the release says.
