One person suffered second and third degree burns during an apartment fire at Kennedy Towers in downtown Evansville Saturday night.
Fire crews first on scene reported smoke visible from a 7th floor apartment.
When firefighters gained entry to the 7th floor, they reported heavy smoke in the hallway.
They extinguished a fire in the occupant’s living room.
The resident escaped to the balcony where they were trapped by flames and heavy smoke.
He was rescued and transferred to the burn center at the University of Louisville Hospital.
The fire is suspected to have started from a mobility chair battery.
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