Cause of Saturday apartments fire still under investigation
Wichita Falls firefighters battled a large fire in an apartment complex in west Wichita Falls.
The fire broke out shortly after 5 a.m. Saturday at The Maverick Apartments in the 3700 block of Seymour Road. The first units to arrive on the scene saw heavy smoke and flame and called for a second alarm.
According to WFFD Assistant Fire Marshal Edward Mawson:
Firefighters heard someone yelling from one of the burning apartments and they rescued her. After she was rescued, the woman told firefighters someone else was inside the burning structure. Two people were rescued from the townhouse-style apartments and hospitalized due to smoke inhalation.
Firefighters brought the blaze under control in about an hour.
The cause is under investigation but Mawson said it started near a fireplace. Wichita Falls Police units arrived to block off Seymour Road. The American Red Cross was called to assist.
More: Apartment complex gets new lease on life after nearly $2-mil renovation
According to a previous Times Record News report, the apartment complex was renovated a few years ago when a Dallas-based real estate investor purchased the formerly dilapidated complex.
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This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: Flames engulf apartments early Saturday in Wichita Falls
