Firefighters battle Jefferson City apartment fire early Sunday morning

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Jefferson City Fire Department battled an early morning fire Sunday, according to a press release from the department.

According to the release, crews responded to a call for a residential structure fire at around 12:41 a.m. Sunday on the 800 block of Weathered Rock Road.

Firefighters found fire showing from a second-floor window and focused on an interior attack of the fire, getting it under control in 30 minutes. There was significant fire and smoke damage to one apartment, and water damage to the first-floor apartment beneath the fire.

Cole County EMS, the Cole County Fire Protection District and the Jefferson City Police Department were also on scene.

No one was injured in the fire, but two families were displaced. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.