DAVEPORT, IOWA (February 18, 2019) — Davenport Fire investigators will be back this morning at the scene of a Sunday night apartment fire in northwest Davenport. Davenport Fire Captain Jim Woods says six fire companies were dispatched shortly before 6:30 PM to the Breckenridge apartment complex in the 4300 block of North Division Street.
Captain Woods says first arriving crews advised nothing was showing until they exited the rig and found smoke and heat conditions as they entered the building. A fire was quickly found on the third floor of the 24 unit apartment complex. Forty eight individuals live in the building and crews had to deploy a ground ladder to rescue two occupants from the third floor. The rescued individuals were treated for minor injuries. Several pets in the building were also rescued by firefighters. The Red Cross of the Quad Cities was on scene to assist the displaced occupants.
DFD Command staff worked closely with the building owner to get the occupants back into the building after the scene was made safe, to retrieve belongings from several of the apartments.
The fire was contained primarily to one apartment on the third floor of the apartment building, however heat, water and smoke damage occurred throughout the structure. An estimate on damage is not available at this time.
The fire is currently under investigation by the Davenport Fire Marshal’s Office.
