By Diane Pottorff – Point Pleasant Register

POINT PLEASANT – Residents who live in the Twin Rivers Tower Apartments complex were able to sleep in their own beds Sunday after being awakened by the fire alarm earlier that morning.

Around 7 a.m., members of the Point Pleasant Volunteer Fire Department responded to the apartment building for a small kitchen fire, according to Chief Jeremy Bryant. The fire apparently started in an oven.

Bryant said the building’s sprinkler system activated and put out the fire quickly.

“The sprinklers put the fire out but made a mess,” he added.

Water damage was reported on four floors, said Libbi Stewart, manager of the apartment building. No injuries were reported among the residents.

“The residents were great,” Stewart said. “They were cooperative and helped their neighbors. And with the sprinkler system working, the fire department did not have to pull out their hoses.”

She said the reported fire was only the second one in the building in more than 30 years.

Twin Rivers Tower Apartments has a state-of-the-art fire protection system with alarms and sprinkler system, Stewart said. Also, members of management conduct fire drills every three months so residents know what the alarm sounds like so that they can be better prepared and avoid panic if a fire occurs. It’s also a way for them to learn the procedures.

Once members of the fire department finished their duties and left, cleanup began. Stewart said two maintenance workers from Pleasant Valley Apartments as well as her own maintenance and housekeeping staff began the cleanup process. Scott Jordan and Keith Rice from Pleasant Valley Apartments as well as maintenance man Harold Thomas and housekeeper Debbie Patterson came in on their day off to help clean up.

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