CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — More than 40 people are without a home and most of their belongings after a large early-morning fire destroyed a Chester apartment building Thursday.
“I was woken up by banging on the door, and the next thing I know, I looked over and the window was completely orange, like giant flame,” said Kayla Emanuel-Rios who had only lived at the Waterside at Iron Bridge Apartments for six months.
“Everything’s gone,” she shared. “It’s covered in water, smoke damage. I’m just blessed that we made it that nobody was severely injured. Things are replaceable. People are not.”…