Boise & Garden City

Five units damaged in Boise apartment complex fire, firefighter sustains minor injury

By Ruth Brown
A structure at a single-story apartment building was damaged by a fire at about 11:50 a.m. Tuesday in the 500 block of West Garfield Street in Boise. The cause of the fire is unknown.
A structure at a single-story apartment building was damaged by a fire at about 11:50 a.m. Tuesday in the 500 block of West Garfield Street in Boise. The cause of the fire is unknown. Ruth Brown

The Boise Fire Department responded around 11:50 a.m. Tuesday to a fire that damaged five apartment units at a complex in the 500 block of Garfield Street.

The cause of the fire is unknown, but firefighters believe it may have started in a shed attached to the building, according to Boise Fire Capt. Jeff Root. The apartments were unoccupied when firefighters arrived, and one firefighter sustained a minor leg injury.

A car parked nearby was destroyed in the blaze.

The department requested the assistance of the Red Cross and the Boise Burnout Fund for the tenants who may be displaced.

This story was originally published July 3, 2018 at 12:47 PM.

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