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Firefighters ‘contain’ grease fire at Vandalia apartment

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VANDALIA — Firefighters contained a stove fire at an apartment building in Vandalia Tuesday night, according to a Vandalia Division of Fire Chief Chad Follick.

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The fire occurred in the 400 block of Timberlake Drive around 7:15 p.m.

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Follick told News Center 7 that there was a grease fire on a stove but it was out on arrival.

The damage was isolated to one apartment and a single occupant was displaced.

The fire has been deemed accidental, but remains under investigation, according to Follick.

No one was injured in this fire.

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