(KAIR)--Two were taken to the hospital, and a family pet was lost, as the result of a Tuesday afternoon fire at Atchison's Applegate Apartment Complex, apartment #34.
When Atchison Fire Department firefighters arrived at 1501 Applegate Drive, following the report of a bedroom fire, heavy smoke was seen coming from the multi-unit apartment building, with Atchison Fire Chief Patrick Weishaar, in a release, saying that all occupants had safely evacuated the apartment.
Firefighters "quickly made their way to the second story apartment and began extinguishing operations," with the fire brought "under control before spreading beyond the bedroom."
Damage to the structure was contained to the bedroom as well as smoke damage throughout the apartment. The first story apartment below also incurred damage "due to extinguishing operations."
The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but Weishaar says it "appears to have started in the bedroom."
Although the apartment's occupants escaped the fire, two were taken by private vehicle to Amberwell Atchison to be evaluated for smoke inhalation.
Atchison County EMS provided assistance at the scene.
The fire was reported around 2:10 Tuesday afternoon.
The American Red Cross responded to provide immediate assistance to those impacted.
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