FIRE DAMAGES APARTMENT COMPLEX NEAR HILLSBORO
Posted: February 2nd, 2012 10:14 PM
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A one-alarm fire caused residents of the North Ridge Apartments just outside of Hillsboro to spend a while in the chilly night. The blaze was reported by passersby at about 8:45 this evening at the complex at the southwest corner of Cornelius Pass and West Union. One of the passersby called 9-1-1 and then began alerting residents to evacuate. When firefighters from Hillsboro Fire and Rescue and Washington County Fire District #2 arrived, they found flames climbing the vinyl siding of the three story building. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze and checked for injuries. There were none. Damage was estimated at $5,000.00 and was confined to the exterior of the fully sprinkled building. Residents will be allowed to return to their apartments tonight.
The complex was located in the jurisdiction of Washington County Fire District #2. Their investigator believes the fire started from improperly discarded smoking materials in a flower pot. Safety experts recommend smokers always use a sturdy, non-combustible ash tray to dispose of smoking materials. The U.S. Fire Administration says that about one-thousand people die every year from fires caused by discarded smoking materials.
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