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1 resident was displaced soon after an condominium hearth on Friday early morning in central Lawrence, in accordance to Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Professional medical.
Battalion Chief Rob Fleeup reported that crews responded to the fireplace at Prairie Ridge Area Apartments, 2424 Melrose Lane, at all over 10:50 a.m. Friday. When they arrived on scene, they identified smoke coming from an higher-level condominium, Fleeup claimed.
Fleeup stated the hearth was in the kitchen area of the condominium and was under regulate by 11:16 a.m. Paramedics evaluated one individual for smoke inhalation, but there ended up no other accidents, Fleeup claimed.
The quantity of injury to the condominium has nevertheless to be established, and the trigger of the fire is even now under investigation, Fleeup claimed. The occupant of the condominium is operating with the home management to locate accommodations.