Apartment Building, Residential Jefferson City, MO – Apartment fire suppressed by sprinkler system; No injuries and damage limited January 17, 2017 viking210 No injuries were reported in a structure fire in the 200 block of North Ventura Avenue early Thursday afternoon. The Jefferson City Fire Department responded to the fire at 12:28 p.m., arriving to find smoke from a single apartment in the 18-unit apartment building, according to a JCFD news release. Fire crews found the fire controlled by sprinkler activation. The sprinkler system controlled the fire’s spread and limited damage to the apartment’s kitchen area. Personnel from the Jefferson City Police Department, Cole County Emergency Medical Services and the American Red Cross also assisted. Four residents were displaced from the apartment. The structural damage was estimated at approximately $15,000.
