North Rapid Apartment Building Damaged By Fire

No injuries reported, investigation underway 

Rapid City, S.D. – At 12:28 am firefighters from Rapid City Fire Department Stations 1, 4 and 7 responded to a report of a structure fire at 1130 Holcomb Avenue. Pennington County 9-1-1 received calls reporting a fire in a downstairs apartment. When crews arrived at the four unit apartment building, they encountered heavy fire conditions. Fire was showing out of a downstairs window and burning up the exterior wall threatening the apartment above and extending into the roof structure of the building. Firefighters were able to quickly knock down the exterior fire before making entry into the involved apartment. Forward progress of the fire was stopped in about 20 minutes. Firefighters remained on scene until about 4:00 am completing an extensive overhaul process to locate and extinguish hot spots.

All of the buildings occupants were able to safely evacuate. No injuries to firefighters or civilians were reported as a result of this incident. Seven occupants of the building are temporarily displaced due to the fire. The American Red Cross serving Central and Western South Dakota was on scene assisting occupants with immediate needs.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Rapid City Fire Department’s Fire and Life Safety Division.

Updates to this release are not anticipated at this time. For questions or comment regarding this incident, please contact Lt. Jim Bussell, Public Information Officer for the Rapid City Fire Department, at 605-394-4180

Above: Firefighters work to extinguish hot spots in the roof structure.

Above: Firefighters outside keep watch as firefighters inside of the structure work to extinguish hot spots.

Above: Firefighters douse hot spots in a downstairs apartment.

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RCFD Units Responding: Truck 1, Squad 1, Battalion 1, Engine 7, Medic 7, Engine 4, RCFD Investigator, RCFD PIO

Other Agencies Responding: Whispering Pines FD with County Cascade System, Rapid City Police Department, Black Hills Energy, Montana Dakota Utilities, City of Rapid City Water Department, American Red Cross serving Central and Western South Dakota