South Sioux City firefighters quickly put out a blaze in a local apartment Saturday afternoon.
According to Fire Chief Doug Koopman, the call came in about 4:23 p.m. at an apartment near the intersection of F Street and 18th Street.
Smoke coming from the window of a ground-floor apartment in a two-story, eight-unit building was noticed when firefighters responded three minutes after the call was received.
Firefighters quickly entered the apartment and attacked the fire, which was in the kitchen area.
SSC Firefighters received mutual aid support from Sioux City, Sergeant Bluff and Dakota City fire departments and were able to quickly put the fire out.
No occupants were inside when firefighters searched the apartment, and the building had been safely evacuated. The apartment where the fire originated was red-tagged and deemed uninhabitable.
Two adult males were displace as a result of the fire and were receiving help from the American Red Cross. Residents of the adjacent apartments were able to return to their units.
No injuries were reported.
