HUNTINGTON APARTMENT FIRE State Fire Marshal's Office Says Electrical Issue Cause Of Apartment Fire
Reported by: Tiersa Davis
Web Producer: Jeff Morris
Reported: Nov. 28, 2012 2:39 PM EST
Updated: Nov. 29, 2012 12:00 PM EST
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Huntington
, Cabell County
, West Virginia
The West Virginia State Fire Marshal's Office has determined a fire that started in a Huntington apartment complex was caused by an electrical issue.
The fire started Wednesday afternoon in the basement of the LeSalle Apartment complex at 1024 Eighth St.
Residents in six apartments were evacuated while fire crews put out the blaze. They will not be allowed to return until the city's electrical inspector and fire marshal have deemed it safe.
Huntington firefighters were working Wednesday afternoon to extinguish a fire reported at an apartment complex.
The fire was reported about 1:45 p.m. at 1024 Eighth St. A maintenance worker reportedly smelled smoke in the basement of the complex. Residents from the six apartments were evacuated.
Eyewitness News has a crew at the scene and will update this story as details become available.
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Tiersa Davis
