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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Birmingham Fire and Rescue Services responded to an apartment fire Friday evening.
BFRS Southside crews were dispatched to the 1100 block of Cullom Street on a reported structure fire at around 6:21 p.m. Crews discovered a two-structure apartment complex with fire showing from the second floor.
BFRS personnel rescued four total occupants from the fire. Two occupants were treated on scene and released, and two were taken to area hospitals for treatment, according to Battalion Chief Clay Hendon.
Hendon says that four apartments were damaged in the fire, and as a result, four families are currently displaced. The Red Cross will assist these families.
BFRS crews will remain on scene performing overhaul operations on the building. Hendon says this is a developing situation, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.