Fire damages UI apartment building
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Associated Press - November 18, 2009 2:24 PM ET
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Iowa City authorities say no one was injured by a fire that broke out in an apartment building occupied by University of Iowa students.
According officials, firefighters arrived Wednesday morning at the Parkside Apartments to find an evacuation in progress. Entering the building, fire personnel found smoke in the hallway of the south wing of the building.
Firefighters found the door to one apartment was hot to the touch. Upon entering, they found a small fire in the kitchen area that officials say was quickly extinguished.
The building sustained minor damage but the contents of the apartment sustained substantial smoke damage.
Fire officials say they have yet to determine the cause or cost of the fire.
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