Crime & Safety

1 Hospitalized in Canton Apartment Fire

Officials investigating fire at Lincolnshire Apartments on Trails Court in Canton.

One person was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries Sunday after a fire at Lincolnshire Apartments, 44000 block of Trails Court in Canton, according to Canton public safety officials.

Canton dispatchers received a 9-1-1 call at about 4:45 p.m. Sunday reporting an apartment fire with occupants possibly still inside the building, officials reported. Canton fire crews arrived to find heavy smoke and light fire from a two-story apartment building. 

Fire crews were able to determine all occupants were out of the building before entering to extinguish the blaze, officials indicated.

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According to public safety officials, the lone occupant of the apartment where the fire is believed to have started was treated and taken to a local hospital by paramedics with non-life-threatening injuries sustained in the fire.

According to officials, the cause of the fire is believed to be accidental, but remains under investigation.

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