Lafayette firefighters were busy Tuesday afternoon, responding to two fires within an hour.
They were called to the Himbola Manor Apartments at about 1:15 p.m., by a resident who said her bathroom was on fire. When firefighters arrived at 804 Martin Luther King Drive they found heavy smoke and flames coming from the front door. The fire was spreading to the adjacent apartment. Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire in the hallway and bathroom, but the apartment was heavily damaged.
The resident said everyone in the apartment was able to escape without injury. She said she was in the living room with her children and brother when she heard a loud noise, went down the hall to check it out and found the bathroom on fire.