Woman severely injured in Bloomington apartment fire

Posted on April 2, 2020

By HOI ABC

BLOOMINGTON – A woman has life-threatening injuries after an apartment fire in Bloomington.

It happened on the fifth floor of the Phoenix Towers Wednesday Night. Batallion Chief Gary Smith says the woman has severe burns and smoke inhalation, adding it is likely she will be taken to the burn unit at a Springfield hospital.

12 apartments on the fifth floor ended up being evacuated to the building’s lobby. Smith says the fire was contained to one room of the apartment, but there is water damage below the fifth floor.

The Batallion Chief credits a working sprinkler system that helped stop the further spread of injuries.

It is unclear how the fire started. Damage estimates are unavailable at this time. No other injuries were reported.

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