A passerby reported a house fire at 129 E. Reed St. at 6:41 a.m. today, Sunday.
Bowling Green Fire Division responded with two engines and the ladder truck. Upon arrival, heavy fire was showing on the second floor of the large, former single-family home that had been converted into a triplex, according to Bowling Green Fire Chief Tom Sanderson.
A resident of the first floor apartment was evacuated by Bowling Green Police Division.
According to Sanderson, the initial fire attack with a deck gun was followed immediately by an interior attack and search of the second floor apartment. No one was in the second floor apartment at the time.
The fire was quickly under control, the chief said.
Mutual aid was called to the scene, including Central Joint Fire District with an engine and four firefighters, and Mid-County 120 Ambulance with two paramedics.
There were no injuries to residents or firefighters.
The fire is under investigation, Sanderson said.
