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FIRE IN DOWNTOWN BUILDING SENDS ONE TO HOSPITAL

 

 

Several people treated at scene including a firefighter

 

 

 

 

Just after midnight on Monday April 24, 2017 fire crews responded to a fire in  an apartment high rise at 360 Cumberland Avenue.

When crews arrived they found a fire in the garbage shoot and thick black smoke between floors 15 and 21.

One person was taken to hospital in stable condition and several others were treated for smoke inhalation on scene.

A firefighter was also suffered a minor injury to their arm that paramedics were able to treat on scene as well.

The cause of the fire and the estimated damage from it is not known.

 

-News4 Staff-

 

 

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