Keizer Apartment Fire Started by Mattress to Close to Baseboard Heater
The fire was reported by a neighbor who had been smelling smoke occasionally and then noticed smoke coming from his bathroom sink.
(KEIZER, Ore. ) — Keizer firefighters responded to the report of an apartment fire Wednesday morning.
The fire was reported by a neighbor who had been smelling smoke occasionally and then noticed smoke coming from his bathroom sink.
Upon investigation he found smoke coming from his neighbors window.
He promptly called 9-1-1 and began notifying other residents of the apartment complex that there was a fire. No one was in the apartment at the time of the fire.
The call was received at 11:10 a.m. for an apartment fire in the 100 block of Garland Way N, in Keizer.
When firefighters arrived on scene they found smoke coming from the rear of a second story apartment. Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the flames.
Firefighters were on scene for less than an hour extinguishing fire, and ensuring the fire had not spread inside the apartment building.
Two engines, one medic, one ladder truck, one duty officer, and 12 firefighters responded to the incident.
No one was injured, and there was no estimate of damage to the home or contents at this time.
The cause of the fire was attributed to a mattress being placed too close to a baseboard heater.
Keizer Fire District officials would like to remind residents that they should always keep combustible materials such as furniture away from heat sources.
Source: Keizer Fire District
