Tulsa Fire Department responds to fire at apartment complex in south Tulsa

By Fox23.com News Staff

A person is injured following a fire at an apartment complex in south Tulsa Wednesday morning.

Firefighters were called to the Savanna Landing apartments near 61st and Peoria where they found heavy fire coming from one of the apartments on the second floor.

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Firefighters were able to get the fire under control in less than 10 minutes and conducted search and rescue. They say a person was injured in the fire and was sent to the hospital for treatment. Their injuries at this time are unknown.

“We had reports of possible victims inside,” said Brice Martin, Acting Captain with the Tulsa Fire Department. “We arrived on scene and had heavy smoke showing. When the first engine crew arrived on scene they found heavy fire in one of the apartments.”

Martin says they are still evaluating the situation and says firefighters were able to keep the fire to the one unit.

“Our crews did a great job fighting it aggressively and keeping it to the unit where it started.” he says.
Investigators are still working to learn what caused the fire.

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