South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

MFPD respond to fire at Swiss Chalet apartment complex

Mehlville Fire Protection District firefighters yesterday responded to a fire at the Swiss Chalet apartment complex on Swiss Drive near Lemay Ferry Road and Interstate 55.

“The cause of the fire is being ruled as accidental and likely resulting from a lightning strike. No injuries were reported and no one was at home at the time of the fire,” Assistant Fire Chief Dan LaFata reported in an email to the Call.

The MFPD answered 70 alarms from 5 to 10 p.m. Sunday. On a normal day, the district handles about 35 alarms, according to LaFata.