A fire that erupted Thursday in a Riverside apartment building damaged a unit and left the occupant with minor injuries, but the blaze did not spread to neighboring residences.
The fire was reported shortly before 9 a.m. Thursday in the 5100 block of Olivewood Avenue, near Boxwood Place, just off of the Riverside (91) Freeway, according to the Riverside Fire Department.
Battalion Chief Bruce Vanderhorst said four engine crews and a truck company, numbering roughly 20 personnel, were sent to the location and encountered smoke rising from a second-floor apartment in the two-story building.
Vanderhorst said crews quickly knocked down the blaze, which was confined to a room in the apartment.
The occupant complained of breathing difficulties and was taken to Riverside Community Hospital for treatment.
No adjacent apartments were impacted.
The cause of the blaze was under investigation.