16 people displaced after apartment complex fire in Florence
FLORENCE, Ala. (WHNT) — 16 people are displaced after an apartment complex fire late Friday night.
According to a spokesperson for the Florence Fire Rescue, crews were called to the Heatherwood Apartments on Mars Hill Road around 11:45 p.m. Once on scene, FFR found heavy smoke and fire beginning to break through the roof of a two-story apartment building.
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Crews found an upstairs bathroom and attic engulfed in flames. The first crew on the scene began fighting the fire while looking for anyone inside the apartments. By this time, the fire had spread through the attic space to all four apartments in the building.
FFR said the building was badly damaged from the fire and also had water damage from crews trying to put the fire out.
In total, 16 people were displaced from the four apartments.
FFR said the Red Cross has assisted in helping all who have been displaced because of the fire.
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