EUGENE, Ore. – Firefighters rushed to an apartment fire in Eugene’s Jefferson Westside neighborhood Friday morning after a resident pulled the fire alarm and called 911, according to Eugene Springfield Fire officials.
ESF authorities said that fire crews responded to the Jade West Apartments at 871 West 8th Avenue just after 7 a.m. on May 29. The resident reported smoke coming from a first-floor apartment. The first crew arrived in three minutes to find dark smoke pouring from the unit, and other residents warned there might be someone trapped inside. Firefighters forced open the door and began searching for victims while attacking the fire at the same time. No one was found inside the apartment. Crews contained the fire to that single unit, though smoke seeped into neighboring apartments.
Firefighters used fans to clear the smoke from the adjacent units. No injuries were reported…