Firefighters tackled a major blaze at a Lafayette apartment complex that left one person injured and several families homeless. The Lafayette Fire Department reported it happened at the Heartland Apartment Complex on Simcoe Street on Friday, January 2, around 7:30 p.m. Eight apartment units were destroyed and six families were displaced, and the American Red Cross was contacted to provide assistance, officials added. Fire investigators reported the fire originated from a trash container in the laundry room next to the units. They emphasized improper disposal of spent fireworks inside the container sparked the accidental blaze…