Evansville Fire crews were sent to Castlewood Apartments on Spring Valley Road during the pre-dawn hours of Saturday.
They found fire coming out of the entry door and window of a second-floor apartment.
Investigators ay the occupant of that apartment returned home and started cooking, then took a shower and fell asleep on his bed.
He awoke to an apartment full of smoke and he alerted his neighbors.
About 11 tenants were rescued from balconies because flames were blocking their way out; all were rescued safely.
The fire was confined to the apartment where it started, but their was some attic damage.
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