Resident displaced in apartment fire

One resident was displaced following a Friday afternoon cooking fire in the St. James Plaza apartment complex.

Deputy Chief Jim Campbell of Wilson Fire/Rescue Services said the apartment’s sprinkler system kept the fire contained to its room of origin.

“Crews arrived on scene to find an activated sprinkler head in an apartment that had extinguished a fire prior to our arrival,” Campbell said in a report. “Fire crews checked for fire extension and removed the smoke and water from the building.”

No firefighters or civilians were injured. Campbell said the fire displaced one resident.

Campbell estimated $5,000 in property damage and $1,000 in losses to contents from the fire.

Along with Wilson Fire/Rescue Services, the Wilson Police Department, Wilson County EMS and Wilson County Communications responded.

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