{"id":268298,"date":"2026-05-12T17:56:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/268298\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T17:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T17:56:09","slug":"unattended-cooking-sparks-early-morning-apartment-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/268298\/","title":{"rendered":"Unattended cooking sparks early morning apartment fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; An early morning apartment fire left several residents displaced, according to the Tallahassee Fire Department. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Crews responded to an apartment complex in the 2300 block of Jackson Bluff Road at around 3:00 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Firefighters arrived on scene to find smoke and fire coming from a second-floor apartment. Crews were able to contain the fire before it extended to nearby units, TFD said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The cause of the fire was determined to be unattended cooking, according to TFD. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">No injuries were reported and the American Red Cross was contacted to assist the displaced residents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To keep up with the latest news as it develops, follow WCTV on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WCTV.tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wctvnews\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WCTVEyewitnessNews\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nextdoor<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/nextdoor.com\/page\/wctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCTV\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Have a news tip or see an error? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2026\/05\/12\/tfd-unattended-cooking-sparks-early-morning-apartment-fire\/mailto:news@wctv.tv?subject=Correction%20Needed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Write to us here<\/a>. 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