(Source: Tucson Fire Department) TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) -
Spontaneous combustion cause of foothills apartment fire
Monday, October, 2017
By Carolyn Yaussy, Digital Content Producer
Spontaneous combustion caused by oily rags started an apartment fire near the 5000 block of North First Avenue just before 12:30 a.m. Monday Oct. 9, according to the Tucson Fire Department.
TFD said flames were coming from a balcony and hitting a tree just outside of the unit.
Firefighters said no one was home at the time of the fire.
Thirteen units nearby had to be evacuated.
In all it took 11 fire units and 27 firefighters to contain the blaze.
No injuries were reported.
The occupant was not home to hear the beep where they sleep, but a neighbor saw the #fire and called 9-1-1. No one injured and #firefighters kept the fire from spreading to nearby apartments #tucson every second counts, plan 2 ways out