Three without a home after Richmond apartment fire

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Three people are without a home after a Tuesday evening apartment fire in Richmond.

Just after 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, crews with the Richmond Fire Department were called to an apartment building in the 1400 block of Clarkson Road for report of a fire.

When firefighters arrived, they saw smoke coming from a first-floor apartment. Photos taken at the scene show what appears to be significant heat damage to one of the apartment’s windows.

No one was injured as a result of the fire. However, its damage has displaced three people.

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The fire began in a bedroom at the back of the apartment, fire officials told 8News. Its cause remains under investigation…

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