Investigators are working to determine the cause of a fire at a Harvey apartment complex Monday morning. No one was injured in the blaze, which was reported just before 7 a.m. at the St. Germaine Apartment Homes, 2201 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey, said Capt. Mike McAuliffe, an inspector with the Harvey Volunteer Fire Company No. 2.
No one was home at the time of the fire. The residents left the apartment about 30 minutes before neighbors reported seeing thick smoke pouring out of the residence, McAuliffe said.
The fire appears to have been concentrated in a kitchen garbage can and spread to nearby cabinets, causing heat and smoke damage inside the apartment. The fire possibly burned for almost 25 minutes before being detected.
It took crews about 20 minutes to bring the blaze under control. While the cause is still under investigation, the department ruled out a cooking fire as the cause, McAuliffe said.
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No one was home at the time of the fire. The residents left the apartment about 30 minutes before neighbors reported seeing thick smoke pouring out of the residence, McAuliffe said.
The fire appears to have been concentrated in a kitchen garbage can and spread to nearby cabinets, causing heat and smoke damage inside the apartment. The fire possibly burned for almost 25 minutes before being detected.
It took crews about 20 minutes to bring the blaze under control. While the cause is still under investigation, the department ruled out a cooking fire as the cause, McAuliffe said.
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