They said that the fire was likely the result of someone throwing away smoking materials, such as cigarettes that weren’t fully put out.
Firefighters from Williston, Essex, and South Burlington arrived at Eagle Crest Apartments at 9:42 p.m. and reported flames and dense smoke coming from a dumpster in the underground parking garage.
Firefighters say that they were able to quickly extinguish the fire, and that the building’s automatically sprinkler system had helped prevent the fire from spreading elsewhere. However, they said an issue with a smoke damper in the building meant that the smoke spread throughout, and all residents had to be evacuated.
“Our crews… worked seamlessly across multiple levels of the building to ensure the safety of
residents and to bring the incident under control as quickly as possible,” said Lt. Anthony Simanskas with the Williston Fire Department.
No damage was reported to the building.
