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7 displaced after fire at Phoenix midrise apartment complex

Nov 9, 2023, 4:25 AM

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PHOENIX — Several people were displaced after a midrise apartment complex caught on fire Wednesday evening in Phoenix.

Phoenix Fire received reports of the blaze in a second-floor unit of the complex near Central Avenue and Camelback Road.

When crews arrived at the apartment, they found a smoldering electrical fire in a wall that was quickly extinguished.

Officials initially reported that two people were displaced but later said five additional people were affected.

No injuries were reported.

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