by Alex Lloyd Gross
A fire at the Primevera Square Apartments on Station Avenue has claimed the life of a male who lived in a second floor apartment. The fire happened last night, about 6:30 PM. Firefighters responding to the fire got there quick and found medium smoke coming from the kitchen window.
As crews got access to the fire, they found the resident in the kitchen. Multiple sources said the resident suffered a medical emergency while he was cooking , which set the apartment on fire. A total of six apartments in the building were affected. Workers from the complex were on scene today, removing items from apartments that could be saved.
One woman stated her unit was destroyed and the management put her up in a different, unit. According to police, some of the units in the building were not affected.
Fire crews requested one additional fire truck to the scene and crews remained at the apartment complex for several hours after the fire was out. The fire was contained to “M” Building.
Alex Lloyd Gross Photo-Delaware Valley News.com Workers remove items from the burnt out apartments.