Family homeless after kitchen fire damages Bloomington apartment

Posted on November 24, 2019
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Bloomington firefighters are investigating the cause of a kitchen fire that damaged a south side apartment Sunday evening. (Pixabay)

 

By Howard Packowitz

BLOOMINGTON – A fire that started in the kitchen damaged an apartment on Bloomington’s west side Sunday evening, but firefighters prevented flames and most of the smoke from spreading to neighboring apartments.

The fire department was called about 5:25 p.m. to an apartment fire at 109 Donnie Drive, near Tracy Drive.

Firefighters could see flames and smoke in the kitchen. They had the fire under control in about 20 minutes, but a mother and two children who lived in the apartment will have to stay with relatives for a while, according to Acting Battalion Chief Gavin Pitcher.

He said there was smoke, but no damage in two other apartments.

No one was hurt, and the fire department is investigating the cause.

Howard Packowitz can be reached at [email protected]

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