Incident Type: 
Cooking
Dispatch: 
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 - 5:54pm
Arrival: 
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 - 5:56pm
Address: 
1300 East Washington Ave
Madison, WI 53703
Narrative: 

The Madison Fire Department was dispatched at 5:54PM to 1322 East Washington for a Residential Fire Alarm. The Fire Department arrived on scene at 5:56 and observed that a cooking fire inside of an apartment had caused the sprinkler system to activate. The sprinkler system extinguished the fire inside the apartment. Two other units/apartments were affected, ultimately displacing a total of eight residents at the apartment building.
 
No injuries were reported at the scene. The Red Cross was contacted and is assisting the residents with temporary housing.

Posted 03/22/2023 - 9:04pm
Contacts: 

Paul Graening- Fire Prevention Officer, 608-243-0180