The Brief
- Five people were rescued from a massive fire that tore through a three-story apartment building in the Lake Highlands area of Dallas early Sunday morning.
- Two residents were hospitalized following the two-alarm blaze, though their current conditions remain unknown.
- The cause of the fire is under investigation as the Red Cross assists residents who were displaced.
DALLAS – An accidental apartment fire sparked by combustibles left near a heat source displaced dozens of residents in Northeast Dallas early Sunday morning, officials said.
Lake Highlands apartment fire
What we know:
Dallas Fire-Rescue units were dispatched to The Garrison apartments at 9911 Whitehurst Dr. at 1:50 a.m. following multiple 911 calls. Arriving crews found heavy flames venting from the three-story building and received reports of residents trapped inside.
Firefighters launched immediate search-and-rescue operations alongside fire suppression efforts. However, as the fire reached advanced stages, a second alarm was struck at 2 a.m. Command soon ordered all personnel to evacuate the structure to transition to a defensive “aerial attack.”…