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By Heart of Illinois ABC
BLOOMINGTON – 36 people were able to escape an evening apartment complex fire in Bloomington.
In a post on Facebook, the Bloomington Fire Department says it broke out just before 8 PM Sunday at the Traditions Apartment Complex, located at 265 Reeveston Drive.
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There, firefighters found flames spreading up an exterior wall into the 20 unit apartment complex’s attic space.
Crews quickly found fire spread through the attic space.
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No residents or firefighters were injured, but one cat was taken to an animal hospital with what appears to be non-life-threatening injuries.
Red Cross is helping those affected by the fire inside the Traditions Apartment Complex main office.
Crews remain on scene, cleaning up and monitoring small spot fires.
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