An apartment was damaged in a fire on Clough Street Monday night.The Bowling Green Fire Division
responded to the blaze just after 8:45 p.m. at an apartment complex at 1566 Clough St.Upon arrival
firefighters observed light smoke coming from the open front door of the residence, and saw a small flame in
the kitchen from the front door.The flame, located near the stove, was extinguished with a pan of water.A
plastic cooking utensil reportedly caught fire while on the stove, causing the incident.The resident had
left the scene after calling 911, and no injuries were reported.The stove, as well as an adjacent wall, were
damaged, and the apartment smelled strongly of smoke. The resident was reportedly receiving assistance from
the Red Cross.An estimate of damage was not available this morning.Firefighters remained on-scene until just
after 10 p.m.