Stove fire causes $2.5K in damage

By Northern Star Staff

About $2,500 worth of damage was caused in a Monday fire.

The DeKalb Fire Department was called for a possible apartment fire at 3:21 p.m. at 1120 Varsity Blvd. Fire crews encountered smoke from a stove that had been extinguished by people who lived in the apartment.

The two occupants were treated and released after being overcome by smoke. No other injuries were reported, and the fire was ruled an accident.