Fire Department

Four people are displaced from an apartment building on Flagstone Drive following an accidental cooking fire that occurred there.
 
Ladder Company 7 was originally dispatched to investigate an activated alarm as residents evacuated. Upon arrival, firefighters made contact with occupants from a third-floor unit who said there was a fire in the kitchen that was already extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system.
 
The occupant was heating oil in a covered pot on the stove. He walked out of the kitchen momentarily, and when he returned there were flames coming out from under the lid of the pot. He removed the lid and a “fireball” rose to the ceiling, prompting the automatic sprinklers to deploy. Initially the combination of sprinkler water and grease caused the fire to spread, but the sprinkler did extinguish the fire.
 
All occupants, including the dogs, were able to safely evacuate. Nobody was injured during the incident. Damage is estimated at $12,000.