On Tuesday 04-19-16, Units from the Johnson City Fire Department were dispatched to the University Edge Apartments on a kitchen fire.
The call was dispatched at 6:05 pm and the first unit arrived 3 minutes later.
The occupants had been frying a turkey on the stove when the oil in the pot caught on fire. The fire was hot enough to activate a sprinkler in the apartment.
The sprinkler extinguished the fire.
Smoke detectors alerted all occupants in the complex.
Smoke and water damage was reported in the involved apartment and water damage occurred to the apartment directly below.
Four Engines and Two Ladder Trucks and one command vehicle responded to the incident with a total of 17 personnel.
There were no injuries reported.
Smoke detectors paired with an active sprinkler system was responsible for an early report of the incident as well as a quick extinguishment of the fire.
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