Kitchen Fire – W Seminary St

Kitchen Fire – W Seminary St

On 11-26-2010, the Richland Center Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at Richland Hills Apartments, 701 West Seminary Street.  Firefighters responded with Engine 705 and Squad 708.  Richland Center Police arrived on scene and reported smoke on the second floor.  Fire was discovered within an apartment on the second floor in the kitchen area.  The apartment was occupied at the time of the fire.  A neighbor sucessfully extinguished the fire with a fire extinguisher prior to the arrival of the fire department.  The occupant of the apartment was taken to the Richland Hospital with non life-threatening injuries.