Center Point Apartment Fire Leaves 2 Injured, 1 Dead

CENTER POINT, AL - An apartment fire in Center Point resulted in two people hospitalized for injuries and one victim dead. The fire occurred just after midnight Friday morning.

Center Point firefighters responded to the complex at 1935 East Bend Circle at 12:09 a.m. Once on the scene, they found heavy fire showing from two first-floor units. There are 16 units in the complex, according to a report by Alabama Media Group.

Two residents were able to make it out on their own, and were transported to St. Vincent’s East with injuries not believed to be life-threatening. However, firefighters did a secondary search of the apartments after the blaze was under control and found one person dead.

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The cause of the blaze has not yet been determined. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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