Apartment fire UPDATE

An accidental stove fire late last night near Seneca inflicted grease burns to the hands and arms of a resident of the McPhail Apartments near the Carson Road.  Chief Richie Caudill of the Seneca Fire Department said the victim was conscious and showed no respiratory problems.  However, because of the burns the decision was made to evacuate him to the regional burn center at Augusta, Georgia.  Caudill categorized damage to the duplex unit as moderate.