Fire Department

The Madison Fire Department was called to the Hub Apartments (437 N. Frances St) at 8:53 p.m. Friday when someone on the 8th floor noticed smoke inside the trash room.

Engine 4 arrived within four minutes and found smoky conditions on that floor. Ladder 1 also observed thicker smoke on the 10th and 11th floors with no fire present. 

Meanwhile, Engine 3 headed to the basement, where they discovered thick smoke coming from a dumpster attached to the trash compactor. After shutting down the electrical power to the compactor, firefighters extinguished the dumpster fire.

Engine 4 and Ladder 1 assisted with evacuating and ventilating the building. Residents returned to the building just after 10 p.m.  

The cause of the fire is undetermined at this time.