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Neighbors report fast moving fire inside Tulum apartment

Tulum, Q.R. — A fast moving fire was reported by a neighbor Monday in Aldea Tulum. Firefighters were called in after a neighbor saw smoke and flames coming from the inside of a nearby apartment.

The incident was reported Monday inside an apartment on Jade Avenue in the Aldea Tulum development by a neighbor since the occupant was not home. Firemen rushed to the scene were flames were reported spreading fast.

Three firefighters arrived and extinguished the fire, which happened in an area off the apartment’s kitchen. The apartment was left in an aftermath of thick smoke. A single cylinder gas tank was removed from the apartment during the incident.

The area was cordoned off while authorities worked. Tulum firemen and Civil Protection are investigating what caused the apartment fire.