The fire broke out shortly shortly before 1 a.m. Thursday.(@EllenBryanNBC5)
Staff writer Paige Kerley reports:
Twelve people lost their homes Thursday morning when a two-alarm fire damaged an Arlington apartment building.
Around 1 a.m., Arlington police noticed smoke coming from the roof of a building at the Stone Canyon Apartments building, located in the 800 block of Cottoncreek Circle. They called the fire department, and when firefighters arrived, they immediately upgraded the situation to two alarms.
Firefighters began evacuating families before putting out the flames, said Lt. Lee Tovar, Arlington Fire Department spokesman. He said five of the six apartments in the building were occupied.
“Units began evacuating apartments and attacked the fire on the second floor,” Tovar said.
Fire crews managed to contain the fire to one building and successfully put out the blaze, but not without damage to the building.
“Most of the units suffered heavy damage on the second floors, minimal damage to the first floor, and the attic was completely burned,” Tovar said.
There were no injuries to any firefighters or residents, but the fire left some families without a place to go. Tovar confirmed that the Red Cross was called to assist the four families displaced.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.