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UPDATE: Huntington Apartment Fire Quickly Extinguished

Updated: Wed 9:58 PM, Jun 20, 2012

UPDATE 6/20/12 @ 10 p.m.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A quick and aggressive response from Huntington firefighters likely saved an apartment building from burning down Wednesday evening.

The fire broke out about 6:15 p.m. Wednesday in the 2100 block of Adams Avenue. A family of five made it out safely.

Smoke and flames were showing when crews arrived at the scene on one of the hottest days of the year -- and the official first day of summer.



ORIGINAL STORY
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Crews are on the scene of an apartment fire in Huntington.

911 dispatchers tell WSAZ.com an apartment in the 2100 block of Adams Avenue caught fire about 6:15 p.m. Wednesday.

They say everyone made it out safely.

We have a crew at the scene.

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