11 homeless after apartment fire

December 20, 2011 at 4:00 a.m. | Updated December 20, 2011 at 4:00 a.m.

Onlookers are silhouetted against the glare of emergency vehicle's lights as Jefferson City firefighters look for the cause of a fire Monday evening.
Onlookers are silhouetted against the glare of emergency vehicle's lights as Jefferson City firefighters look for the cause of a fire Monday evening.

A fire left 11 people without homes Monday evening when a fire started in an apartment at 3820 Candlelight Drive.

No one was injured in the 5:40 p.m. blaze that took Jefferson City Fire Department about 15 minutes to put out, according department spokesman Jason Turner.

The apartment was connected to three other units which suffered moderate damaged.

The fire is under investigation by the State Fire Marshall as well as the Jefferson Police and Fire Departments.

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