Gardnerville fire displaces residents, injures two
Submitted by paula on Wed, 06/15/2016 - 12:03am
A three alarm fire at an apartment complex in Gardnerville injured two people and displaced the residents.
At 5:40 p.m., East Fork Fire Department and Douglas County Sheriff's deputies arrived at the complex located at 1375 Lampe Lane and found the building fully engulfed. The called in several other fire safety agencies to assist including Tahoe Douglas, Carson City, Storey County, Reno, Truckee Meadows, Mono County and REMSA. 50 personnel responded along with 16 pieces of equipment.
One injured person was treated at the scene and the other was transported to the Carson Valley Medical Center.
The American Red Cross was called in to assist 30 residents.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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