One person hospitalized after apartment fire

By Gregan Wingert

Thursday, April 19, 2012 | 9:35 p.m.

One person was taken to the hospital Thursday after a Henderson apartment kitchen caught fire.

Firefighters responded to a blaze at a two-story apartment on Eastern Avenue around 6 p.m., Henderson Fire Department officials said.

The occupant of the home discovered the fire, evacuated the home and called authorities, officials said.

Fire investigators ruled the fire caused an estimated $25,000 damage and the cause of the fire accidental, officials said.