3 taken to hospital after weekend apartment fire in Castro Valley
An apartment fire Sunday afternoon in Alameda County sent three people to the hospital and displaced two others, according to fire officials.
Just before 2 p.m., crews were alerted to a structure fire in the 20500 block of Forest Avenue in Castro Valley. Upon arrival, they found an apartment complex in flames.
Yesterday ACFD responded to an apartment fire on the 20500 block of Forest Ave, in Castro Valley.
— Alameda County Fire (@AlamedaCoFire) September 23, 2024
Two adults and one elderly person went to a local hospital, suffering from smoke inhalation.
Two other occupants were displaced and received help from the Red Cross. #ALCOFIRE pic.twitter.com/46oFriV7Cq
The Alameda County Fire Department said that two adults and an elderly person suffered smoke inhalation.
Two other residents were displaced and have received help from the American Red Cross, fire officials said.