This morning the Dauphin Fire Department was called to an apartment on 1st Avenue Northwest after reports of smoke in the building.
Firefighters arrived on the scene and were told that a tenant in the ground floor apartment was still inside. Crews were able to locate the tenant who had put out a grease fire on her stove.
The fire had started when a pot of grease was left on the stove when the power went out with the element left on and once power was restored it caught fire.
As the firefighters began to clear the smoke from the building they found two tenants who were still asleep in the apartment.
The tenants from the apartment were all assessed for smoke inhalation by EMS and were released.
There were no injuries as a result and no estimates on damages were available at this time.
The DFD would like to remind residents to never leave their cooking unattended and to always make sure elements are completely off when they leave the cooking area, especially in the event of a power outage.
