Photos: Two-alarm apartment fire in midtown Tucson displaces 6 people
A cat died in a two-alarm apartment fire on Oct. 18, 2022, which displaced six people, according to the Tucson Fire Department.
The first engine company at the Aspen Grove Apartments, 1500 block of S. Woodland Avenue, encountered heavy fire from the first floor spreading to the second floor. The battalion chief called for a second alarm. The fire was under control in just over 20 minutes. There were no injuries.
The Red Cross has been called to assist the displaced residents. Fire cause is under investigation.
A Tucson Fire Department firefighter hoses down the ceiling of a second story apartment as emergency personnel clean up in the aftermath of a two unit fire at the Aspen Grove Apartments, 1503 S. Woodland Ave., Tucson, Ariz., October 18, 2022.
Tucson Fire Department firefighters spray water and foam on the roof of an apartment at 1503 S. Woodland Ave. in Tucson, Ariz. on Oct. 18, 2022.
Pieces of burnt building material fall from the ceiling while Tucson Fire Department firefighters spray foam throughout a burned apartment at 1503 S. Woodland Ave. in Tucson, Ariz. on Oct. 18, 2022.
Tucson Fire Department firefighter B.J. Tappes gets hosed down while going through decontamination in the aftermath of a fire at the Aspen Grove Apartments on October 18, 2022.
A Tucson Fire Department firefighter sprays water and foam on the eaves of an apartment at 1503 S. Woodland Ave. in Tucson.
Smoke rises from the eaves of second-floor apartment at 1503 S. Woodland Ave. in Tucson. There were no injuries, according to TFD.
A Tucson Fire Department sprays hotspots in a second-floor apartment at the Aspen Grove Apartments, 1503 S. Woodland Ave. on October 18, 2022.
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