Fire Department

Damage from a cooking fire at the downtown Lucky Apartments led to the displacement of one person, but nobody was injured.

Firefighters were sent to 777 University Avenue Thursday night when a fire broke out in a sixth-floor apartment. Residents were evacuating and alarms were sounding when Ladder Company 1 and Engine Company 1 arrived.

Using a key from the Knox Box, firefighters accessed the apartment, where an automatic sprinkler had already activated and put out the fire. Firefighters proceeded to ventilate the apartment to clear out the smoke.

Nobody was home at the time of the fire, but Ladder 1 found the stove turned on with a few pans on the burners. The occupant later told firefighters she left some food cooking while she stepped out of the apartment for about 20 minutes.

Due to the extent of damages resulting from the fire, the occupant was not able to stay there. She found alternate accommodations.

Building managers tended to the fire alarm system and established a fire watch until the automatic alarm system could be reset.