Smoke Damage to Apartment

TUESDAY MORNING, THE DRYDEN 911 CENTRE DISPATCHED THE DRYDEN FIRE SERVICE TO A REPORT OF SMOKE COMING FROM A MAIN FLOOR APARTMENT WINDOW AT 5 KING STREET IN DRYDEN. ON ARRIVAL FIRE FIGHTERS CONDUCTED A BUILDING SEARCH FOR OCCUPANTS, AND A TEAM ENTERED THE APARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND VENTILATE THE UNIT.
A POT FOUND ON THE STOVE WAS TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE THICK SMOKE. A VISITOR HAD ASSISTED THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED TENANT OUT OF THE APARTMENT BEFORE FIRE CREWS ARRIVAL.
20 FIREFIGHTERS IN 5 UNITS ATTENDED THE SCENE AND MOST WERE RELEASED WITHIN 30 MINUTES, THE DRYDEN POLICE SERVICE ASSISTED IN TRAFFIC CONTROL, AS THE KING ST. UNDERPASS HAD TO BE CLOSED FOR FIRE TRUCKS, A STANDBY EMS PARAMEDIC UNIT CHECKED OUT THE APARTMENT OCCUPANT FOR SMOKE INHALATION AND THEN DEPARTED. NO INJURIES AND JUST SMOKE DAMAGE WAS REPORTED TO THE ONE APARTMENT UNIT.