Carbondale Fire Department evacuates people, cats during Thursday apartment fire

Carbondale crews contain apartment fire, rescue six cats

A kitchen fire displaced one resident and prompted the evacuation of multiple apartments Thursday afternoon, according to a Facebook post from the Carbondale Fire Department.

Carbondale Fire Department evacuates people, cats during Thursday apartment fire

The Carbondale Fire Department evacuated multiple occupants and six cats during an apartment fire Thursday.

Six cats rescued during Carbondale apartment fire - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News

CARBONDALE, Ill. (KBSI) — The Carbondale Fire Department responded to a structure fire Thursday afternoon in the 700 block of South Rawlings Street. Firefighters were dispatched around 4 p.m. Feb. 26 after receiving a report of smoke coming from the roof of a residential building. Upon arrival, crews observed smoke from a four-unit apartment building and located an active fire in the kitchen of one unit. Firefighters began suppression efforts an…