8 Families Displaced After 5-Alarm Fire At Stockton Apartment Complex
STOCKTON (CBS13) – More than 30 people, including 19 kids, have been displaced after a fire broke out at an apartment complex in Stockton Monday evening.
The scene was near Ponce De Leon Avenue and Acapulco Way.
The Red Cross is assisting eight families displaced by a five-alarm fire in #Stockton. This morning on @CBSSacramento & @GoodDaySac, we're learning more about the damage & the large scale response. pic.twitter.com/sM0hVRVk84
— Linda Mumma Solorio (@LindaBMumma) July 24, 2018
Firefighters responded to the scene a little 7 p.m. and found flames shooting from the roof of the multi-unit apartment building.
Crews were able to knock down the flames, but not before significant damage was done to the building.
This where @stocktonfire believes the five-alarm fire that displaced about 30 people originated. A car parked in a carport next to the two structures damaged by the flames. #stockton @CBSSacramento @GoodDaySac pic.twitter.com/sIIJ8b0PR5
— Linda Mumma Solorio (@LindaBMumma) July 24, 2018
A total of 35 people - 16 adults and 19 children - have been displaced by the fire, officials say. The Red Cross is helping the families.
Firefighters believe the fire originated in a carport next to the two structures damaged.