A fire tore through a Riverside apartment Tuesday, causing extensive damage to the unit and leaving one of the occupants injured.
The blaze was reported about 12:10 p.m. at the Summit Apartments in the 10300 block of Gould Street, on the west end of the city, according to the Riverside Fire Department.
Battalion Chief Garrett Coryell said three engine crews and a truck company, numbering nearly 20 personnel, were sent to the location and encountered flames emanating from a second-story window.
“A rapid attack of the fire was initiated, and the damage was limited to the one apartment,” Coryell said.
Firefighters knocked the flames in less than 20 minutes.
One of the six occupants of the unit suffered minor injuries and was taken to a hospital for treatment, according to Coryell.
He said the apartment was ravaged by the flames, sustaining an estimated $35,000 in damage.
Red Cross personnel were requested to assist the occupants of the unit with finding temporary alternate lodgings.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.