Fire Dept: Candle Caused Fire in Apartment Building

The Lexington Fire Department said a candle was to blame for a fire inside an apartment building early Thursday morning.

According to the fire department, they received a 911 call for a report of a fire at the Jennifer Place Apartments around 3:00 a.m.

Once fire crews arrived at the apartment complex on the 1700 block of Jennifer Drive, they saw heavy smoke coming from an apartment and evacuated the entire building.

Firefighters were able to knock down the fire pretty quickly, Lexington Fire Major C.J. Haunz said. But, crews remained on the scene for about two hours as they worked to clean up debris from the fire.

Fire officials didn’t know if there were working smoking detectors in the building, but Haunz said this is important reminder to make sure they working.

"Obviously we can’t stress enough, working smoke alarms are extremely important because in the middle of the night, when everyone’s asleep, without a smoke alarm there is a very good chance that if there’s a fire not only in your apartment, but anywhere in the building," Haunz said. "Without a smoke alarm, you may not realize it until it’s too late."

Fire officials said no one was injured in the fire.