Firefighters: Apartment fire starts after man throws firecrackers at rats
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Published: May. 28, 2023 at 3:22 PM EDT
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - One person is recovering after being injured in a fire Saturday evening.
The Charleston Fire Department said the fire broke out at an apartment building in the 5600 block of Noyes Avenue around 8:30 p.m.
Capt. Justin Alford with the Charleston Fire Department said the fire started after a man threw firecrackers at rats in the apartment.
Firefighters had to rescue a man who was trapped.
Alford said the man suffered from smoke inhalation but should be released from the hospital Sunday.
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