OVEN FIRE DAMAGES DOWNTOWN APARTMENTS

AN OVEN FIRE RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE LESSENICH APARTMENTS AT 5TH AND PEARL STREETS AROUND 10:45AM FRIDAY.

INVESTIGATORS SAY AN UNATTENDED SMOKEY OVEN IN A THIRD FLOOR APARTMENT ACTIVATED SPRINKLERS.

THE APARTMENT SUSTAINED SMOKE AND WATER DAMAGE, AND THE FIRST TWO FLOORS OF THE BUILDING ALSO SUFFERED WATER DAMAGE FROM THE UPSTAIRS SPRINKLER ACTIVATION.

NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THAT INCIDENT.