Crews extinguish small fire at Madison Towers

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -

Firefighters Saturday afternoon extinguished a small fire at the Madison Towers located on North DuPont Avenue in Madison.

The initial call went out around 3:45 p.m.

Firefighters responded to the scene to find light smoke on the third floor and the sprinkler system activated, causing water to accumulate in the hallways and stairwells of floors one, two and three.

After about 30 minutes, the sprinkler system was shut off, stopping the water flow.

Fans were brought in to air out the building.

No one was injured. No evacuations were necessary.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Madison Towers consists of one bedroom apartments for seniors and disabled residents of Davidson County.

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