Fire at Phoenix apartment complex displaces 13 people
PHOENIX - Phoenix Fire said two people, including a two-year-old, were taken to the hospital as a result of a fire at an apartment complex on the morning of May 7.
What we know:
Crews were sent at around 8:30 a.m. to the area of 45th Street and Cactus Road for reports of an apartment fire.
"Crews arrived on scene to heavy smoke and fire to the first and second floor and extending to the third," Phoenix Fire said. "Two people including a child were able to get out of the fire on their own and were evaluated, treated, and transported to the hospital in stable condition for smoke inhalation."
Officials said 13 people were displaced as a result of the fire. No firefighters were hurt.
"Community Assistance Program personnel are on scene to assist with their needs," a portion of the statement reads.
Phoenix apartment fire sends child to hospital
The fire, according to officials, happened near Tatum and Cactus, and the child was one of two people to be sent to the hospital as a result.
What they're saying:
The heat was so intense that witnesses like Rex Salthun, who was washing his car across the street, could feel it 50 feet away.
Then, he saw something he will remember forever.
Several men ran in the direction of the fire to help, banging on doors to make sure everyone got out safely.
Logan Linde was one of those men. He said his instincts just kicked in as witnesses watched the fire spread quickly.
"We just tried to knock on all the doors throughout the apartment complex to try to tell people get out, there’s a fire," Linde said.
Salthun said the fire was moving quickly.
"Now this fire is the fastest-moving thing I’ve ever seen. Because it was in the lower level, it just went to the next floor so quickly," he said.
What we don't know:
Fire officials said the cause of the fire is undetermined at this time.