Spring Court Apartment Fire

At approximately 0643 on June 27, 2023, careerand volunteerunits from Albemarle County, along with personnel from the Charlottesville Fire Department, were dispatched to the report of a fire in a residential apartment building on Spring Court. The first apparatus arrived on the scene fourminutes afterdispatch and reported fire conditions in a ground-floorapartment unit. Since the apartment doorwas blocked by smoke and fire, the two occupants, and theirdog, safely evacuated through a window without injury. The displaced residents were being assisted by family members and the American Red Cross. Crews quickly evacuated the adjacent apartments and extinguished the fire, limiting the damage to one apartment. The Albemarle County Fire Marshal’s Office has determined the accidental fire was caused by an electrical fail ure of a powerstrip.