Around 12:30 a.m., Louisville Fire Department said they responded to a fire at a building in the 400 block of South Eighth Street.
When firefighters got there, they found that a fourth floor apartment was on fire.
They did a complete search of the building, and no injuries or victims were reported.
The building’s sprinkler system had already turned on, but it still took around 50 firefighters almost half an hour to bring the fire under control.
The fire was contained to the apartment, but smoke and water damage required an evacuation of the building’s fourth floor and the floors below it.
Upper floor residents were allowed to shelter in place.
Two TARC buses were brought in to provide shelter for the evacuated residents. Those residents were allowed back to their homes within hours.
Louisville Fire said its preliminary findings suggest the fire started in an air conditioning unit.
Maintenance was able to relocate the resident of the fire unit to a new apartment.
Louisville Fire’s Arson Unit is investigating the cause of the fire.
Louisville Metro Housing Authority released a statement on the fire:
“The Louisville Metro Housing Authority thanks the Louisville Fire Department for its swift and professional response to the fire at Avenue Plaza, a property owned and managed by LMHA. Thanks to their efforts and the building’s sprinkler system, the fire was quickly contained to a single unit. The resident has been safely relocated, and LMHA is providing social services support. We are grateful that no injuries were reported.”
