What began as a fire alarm Friday afternoon, escalated to a situation that left two dozen residents displaced from their homes. The call came in to the Southeastern Communications Center (SECOMM) just before 3pm. Dispatchers quickly upgraded the call from an alarm call to a commercial structure fire. The situation at the Kent Manor Apartments on W 5th Avenue in Kennewick escalated to a commercial structure fire after the fire alarm monitoring service reported that automatic fire sprinkler system installed in the apartment complex was flowing water, hence an active fire. KFD personnel hit the scene within 5 minutes as residents had already begun to evacuate their apartments. Kennewick Police had also responded to the scene and the two agencies quickly coordinated to determine the cause.