Crime & Safety
Fire In Lakeview Destroys Apartment Building, Law Office
A two-alarm fire at an apartment building under construction caused the evacuation of several nearby residents.
BIRMINGHAM, AL - A fire early Thursday morning in Birmingham's Lakeview district caused the complete loss of an apartment building under construction and an adjacent law office. As well, one fire fighter was hospitalized with a broken leg.
The blaze began some time around 12:30 a.m. Thursday, according to a report by ABC 33/40. The two-alarm fire was out but with some hot spots at 7 a.m., with fire and police still on the scene.
#breaking: massive fire in lake view area. Carey Shetterley lives next door to building that burned and shared this video with me showing flames. pic.twitter.com/mGQTXHW5oM
— Arielle Clay (@ArielleABC3340) September 27, 2018
A nearby apartment building, Metropolitan Apartments, was evacuated as a precaution. Reports say Alabama Power had to cut the power to their building, displacing roughly 30 people.
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Power was still out at the neighboring apartment complex by 8 a.m., but power had been restored to some customers who live south of the fire and up Red Mountain.
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