SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Residents ran out of an apartment building in Sioux Falls yelling "Fire!" yesterday evening.
The blaze occurred at a three story apartment at 901 North Cleveland Avenue shortly after 8 p.m. yesterday.
There were no injuries to residents or firefighters.
Authorities are investigating the cause.
More details are below in the City's news release.
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota: At 8:07 p.m. Tuesday evening, Sioux Falls Fire Rescue was dispatched to a report of a structure fire at 901 N Cleveland Ave. Initial reports were that people were running out of the building yelling, “Fire!”
The first arriving crew reported that they had smoke and flames coming from a second floor window of the three story apartment building. Additional crews began evacuating the building while fire suppression was initiated. Crews were able to have the fire under control within 15 minutes on scene. The fire was confined to the kitchen of the fire apartment on second floor. There were no injuries reported from either occupants or responders.
Crews continued to work for hours after the fire to remove smoke from all floors and limit the water damage. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. All occupants except for the fire apartment were able to reoccupy their apartments. The American Red Cross was able to assist the displaced family with accommodations.
Sioux Falls Fire Rescue responded with 8 fire trucks, 3 support vehicles, and 34 firefighters. We were assisted on scene by Metro Communications, Sioux Falls Police, the American Red Cross, Paramedics Plus Ambulance, Xcel Energy, and MidAmerican Energy.
Sioux Falls Fire Rescue would like to remind all residents and visitors to have an evacuation plan and practice it regularly.
For more information from Sioux Falls Fire Rescue, visit www.siouxfalls.org/fire or follow us on facebook.com/siouxfallsfire or twitter.com/siouxfallsfire .