Aurora fire officials are investigating the cause of an apartment fire Sunday evening on the city’s West Side, according to a news release from fire department spokesman Capt. Jim Rhodes.
Aurora firefighters responded at 7:34 p.m. Sunday to the structure fire on the 1800 block of Lilac Lane, according to the fire department. A resident who smelled smoke called in the fire, according to the news release.
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Firefighters at the scene found a light haze showing from the two-story, 16-unit apartment building, according to the news release. They located a small fire in a bedroom of one of the apartments, and 12 firefighters quickly put out the flames, fire officials said.
No one was home in the apartment where the fire occurred and no injuries to civilians or firefighters were reported, according to fire officials.
Fire officials estimated the total damage cost at $5,000. The fire did not spread to any adjoining units and the cause of the fire is under investigation, according to the news release.
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