Kitchen fire in Broadmoor damages home

Press release from Alachua County Fire Rescue

At around 8:25 p.m. on March 3, 2022, crews from Alachua County Fire Rescue (ACFR) and Gainesville Fire Rescue responded to reports of a residential structure fire located in the Broadmoor subdivision. Crews arrived on scene to find a deep-seated kitchen fire with heavy smoke and flame and extension into the living room space of home. Crews made an aggressive interior attack and saved a majority of the home and contents. Residents of the property are displaced by the fire but sustained no harm.

ACFR would like to remind everyone to make sure that kitchen appliances are off prior to leaving your home.