ROANOKE, Va. – One person is dead and six people are displaced following an apartment fire that occurred in Roanoke on Thursday, Roanoke Fire-EMS said.
Roanoke Fire-EMS said crews were dispatched to the 800 block of Westside Blvd NW around 12:29 a.m. on Thursday. Upon arrival, they deemed the incident a working fire, and more crew members arrived on scene. The fire was marked under control by 1 a.m.
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Authorities said two patients were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries as a result of the fire. An additional patient was transported in critical condition and later died from their injuries. Six people have been displaced as a result of the fire, and all of them are receiving assistance from the Red Cross.
The fire was deemed accidental by the Fire Marshal’s Office.