12 residents displaced after fire at Phoenix apartment complex

PHOENIX – A dozen people were displaced after an apartment fire in Phoenix on Thursday, authorities said.

Crews responded to a three-story complex near Bethany Home Road and Interstate 17 around 11 a.m. after a resident called 911, the Phoenix Fire Department said in a press release.

The caller said the fire started in her second-story apartment.

Firefighters worked to quickly get the blaze under control, but not before six units were damaged.

Investigators were working to determine the cause of the fire.

A Crisis Response team was dispatched to help the displaced residents.

No other details were immediately available.

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