Apartment Fire Caused By Child Playing With Lighter

August 2, 2012

Investigators say a fire that heavily damaged two Century apartments Monday night was caused by a young child.

The three-year old was reportedly playing with a lighter on a bed, sparking the blaze, as his grandmother was sleeping nearby.

The fire about 10 p.m. Monday  in Building G of the Oakwood Village Apartments on Shady Lane was contained to one apartment, with one adjacent apartment suffering some smoke and water damage.

Century Fire Station Chief Regi Burkett credited the quick work of responding fire departments and a properly constructed firewall between apartments for preventing damage to the entire apartment building.

The Century, McDavid, Molino and Walnut Hill Stations of Escambia Fire Rescue and the Flomaton Fire Department also responded to the fire.

Pictured: Firefighters were able to quickly contain a fire Monday night at the Oakwood Village Apartments in Century. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

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2 Responses to “Apartment Fire Caused By Child Playing With Lighter”

  1. from Century on August 2nd, 2012 8:36 am

    Sam !!!!! you are right they are for disability people,,, i know for a fact there are drugs up in some of them apartments or use to be i know of 2 different ones!!!!!! i have family members that needs a place to live BUT people thats not supost to be there are there !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its a shame!

  2. Sam on August 2nd, 2012 6:14 am

    I was under the impression that those apartments were intended for older people. Several folks have told me ecso has to visit there a lot more than they used to because of the change in renters.

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