An unattended cooking fire at the Newport Hills Condominiums caused an estimated $200,000 in damage to one unit in the building Thursday evening.
That night, at 7:06 p.m., a neighbor reported “heavy smoke” coming from the condominium. Firefighters arrived within five minutes, extinguishing the fire, which they prevented from spreading to or damaging any of the other units in the building.
“A 16 year old female reported leaving cooking oil on the stove unattended prior to the fire,” according to a press release from the fire department. “With no working smoke detectors in the home, it was the neighbor that called 9-1-1 that alerted the young girl to the fire.”
The two adults and two children who lived in the home have insurance and will stay with family in the area.
