CHAMBLEE, Ga. — A fire on the roof of a Chamblee apartment building has displaced residents. Some apartments were damaged by smoke and water when part of the roof collapsed.
Thankfully no one was hurt. But dozens of residents don’t have a home and businesses below the apartments won’t be able to reopen on Monday.
DeKalb Fire Rescue said the building caught fire just after 4:30 p.m.
“We heard the alarm going off, so we rushed out of the apartment,” Armonda Davis told Channel 2’s Eryn Rogers.
She lives in the Keswick apartments in Chamblee.
“My apartment is the one on the corner right right there, still pretty worried,” she said.
“Shortly after, the police started knocking on everyone’s door, telling us to get out the building evacuate quickly, it was an emergency,” Aaliya LaPierre said.
DeKalb Fire Rescue Public Information Officer Jaeson Daniels earlier said the fire was contained to the roof of the Keswick apartment building.
In an update after 6 p.m., Daniels said the roof experienced a partial collapse both to the intensity of the fire and the water used to fight it. Fire crews were able to contain the majority of the fire damage to the roof.
No injuries have been reported, and everyone was safely evacuated, Daniels said.
Rogers watched as people reunited with pets and even parents.
“I was kinda nervous, but I know we had prepared her for anything like this that could happen,” said Michael LaPierre.
Some apartment units have been damaged from smoke and water.
Daniels said preliminary investigation suggests the fire started in an air conditioning unit on the roof. The exact cause remains under investigation.
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