Office building sustains $100,000 in fire damage

BY AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writer
Thursday, February 14, 2013
2/14/13 at 9:15 AM

Fire investigators and the Tulsa Fire Department's accelerant detection dog were called to the scene of a business fire early Thursday.

An alarm company contacted the owner of the Council Oak Center office building at 1717 S. Cheyenne Ave. after the building's alarm was tripped, said District Fire Chief Jeremy Moore.

The proprietor was met with heavy smoke when he arrived and attempted to go inside, Moore said.

The Tulsa Fire Department responded to the blaze around 4:30 a.m. and contained the flames within 20 minutes, he said.

The building was not occupied at the time of the fire and there were no injuries.

Moore estimated the value of the structure at $450,000 and said the blaze caused approximately $100,000 in damages.

Investigators were still working to determine the fire's cause Thursday morning.

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Fire crews responded to a structure fire at the Council Oak Center at 1717 S. Cheyenne Ave. around 4:30 a.m. Thursday.