The fire was traced to a ceiling fan and light in the second floor bathroom.
A Westfield firefighter walks into the unit at Edgwood Apartments during Monday's fire. A problem with a ceiling fan and light started a fire that caused $10,000 damage
WESTFIELD - A malfunctioning ceiling fan is being blamed as the cause of a ceiling fire in a second-floor bathroom in a Union Street apartment Monday night, a fire official said.
Deputy Mark Devine said no one was injured in the 9 p.m. fire, but three residents were in need of a place to stay. They opted to stay with family, he said.
The fire was confined to unit 73 of Edgewood Apartments, 173 Union Street.
The fire caused about $10,000 damage, much of it from smoke and water, he said.
A sprinkler system in the apartment unit activated and put contained much of the fire until firefighters arrived on scene to extinguish it.
Devine said investigators determined the fire started from a problem with the ceiling light and ventilation fan in the bathroom.