No one injured in Jeffersonville apartment fire

  • Source: Jeffersonville Evening News & New Albany Tribune
  • Published: 08/14/2019 12:43 PM

About eight families were evacuated from their apartments Wednesday after a structure fire in the 1200 block of Melody Lane in Jeffersonville. Both the Jeffersonville Fire Department and Jeffersonville Police Department responded to the structure fire, which was reported at 11:40 a.m. Upon arrival, crews noticed smoke coming from the apartment building, according to Justin Ames, JFD's public information officer. Both JFD and the JPD evacuated residents, and no one was injured in the fire. At least 30 people have been displaced from the building, and the American Red Cross took residents to a local elementary school to stay cool. All families will be displaced for at least one night, and the Red Cross will help them find places to stay until they can return, according to Ames.



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