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Sprinklers Help Limit Condominium Fire

Monday, August 5, 2019 at 11:18 AM

By Mike Perleberg X @mikedup84

A fire started on a balcony at a Lawrenceburg condominium Monday morning.

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(Lawrenceburg, Ind.) – A fire broke out at a Lawrenceburg condominium building Monday morning.

The fire was reported at 304 West Wind Lane at Riviera Condominiums at 5:05 a.m. Police arrived at the scene first and found fire visible on the second floor of an exterior balcony.

Lawrenceburg Fire Department Chief Johnnie Tremain said the fire’s spread was held at bay by an exterior sprinkler. Firefighters came and knocked down the remaining fire.

All residents of the complex were safely evacuated. Nobody was hurt, Tremain said.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Lawrenceburg Fire Department was assisted at the scene by Lawrenceburg EMS, Lawrenceburg Police, and Greendale Fire Department.

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