What started the fire at the Azalea Gardens Apartments that left 8 families homeless?
Here is an article about that: Fire Destroys 8 Apartments at Azalea Gardens By PEGGY KEHOE, Managing Editor Published: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 10:11 AM EDT No one was injured in a Saturday evening blaze that destroyed an eight-unit building at Azalea Gardens Apartments. Seven families — seven adults and 22 children — were helped to find places to stay, most at Davis Bros. Motor Lodge for a few days. One family was out of town, according to the Bartow Fire Department report. The kitchen fire started in a downstairs apartment about 6:50 p.m., BFD Lt. Mark Olinger said. Bartow firefighters took their ladder truck and an engine, and when they saw the large column of smoke, immediately requested help from Polk County and Fort Meade fire departments, he said. Mulberry FD came later to assist, as well. Thirty firefighters were on scene. The fire was under control in about two hours, but six apartments in the 8,400-square-foot building were destroyed. Two were saved, but had smoke and water da
The kitchen fire started in a downstairs apartment about 6:50 p.m., BFD Lt. Mark Olinger said. The State Fire Marshal’s office is conducting an investigation, Olinger said Sources: http://www.polkcountydemocrat.com/articles/2009/05/13/news/local/doc4a0a0a87cd15e648414150.
The fire appears to have started in the kitchen of one of the apartments. Nothing has been reported regarding whether it was an accident or whether the fire was intentional. Sources: NewsChief.
