The incident was initially dispatched around 9pm to the multi-story residential building on South Leisure World Boulevard. Upon arrival, firefighters located a fire on the second floor of the eight-story complex. Piringer reported at 10:42pm that the blaze had been contained by the residential sprinkler system, preventing it from spreading beyond the immediate area.
No injuries were reported at that time, though six adult residents from three apartments were displaced due to water damage created during the suppression effort. An update provided by Piringer at 11:38 p.m. revealed that the origin and cause of the fire was determined to be accidental, stemming from an unknown malfunction or failure of a cordless rechargeable vacuum.
One adult resident sustained minor burns while throwing a fire blanket over the flames and assisting in evacuating an elderly mother. Estimated damage from the incident is placed at $110,000, and a total of six people remain displaced across the three affected units.
