JANESVILLE — The Janesville Fire Department is urging residents to safely handle and attend to candles and other burning materials following an apartment fire early Saturday in Janesville.
According to a news release, the Janesville Fire Department responded about 2:30 a m. Oct. 17 to a report of a residential structure fire in a multi-unit apartment building on Vold Court.
When they arrived, fire crews discovered the fire in the bedroom of a second-floor apartment and extinguished it, then checked for extension to the rest of the structure.
The fire was brought under control in under an hour.
The residents of the affected apartment were displaced but all other building tenants were able to return to their apartments after they were determined to be safe.
There were no injuries.
Lakeside Fire Department, Janesville Police Department assisted.