By Christopher Johnson
This past Sunday at roughly 5 PM, emergency crews rushed to the Gateway Village high-rise after reports of a fire. According to residents, the incident began in a third-floor apartment when a kitchen burner was left on broil. The tenant sat down while waiting for his food and dozed off.
When he woke up, heavy smoke had filled the apartment and seeped into the hallways and upper apartments. Triggering alarms and alerting neighbors. Multiple fire trucks and police units responded, and firefighters quickly contained the situation before it could escalate.
“There was a lot of smoke,” one resident recalled. “Poor guy. I don’t know his name. I just know he fell asleep waiting for his steak.”
Many older tenants were visibly shaken by the commotion and shrill sirens, but all residents, pets, and firefighters remained unharmed and were evacuated safely as needed.
