Fort Lauderdale apartment building fire forces brief evacuation of residents
MIAMI - A fire tore through the roof of a four-story apartment building Tuesday evening in Fort Lauderdale.
It happened shortly before 8 p.m. at a building located in the 600 block of Tennis Club Drive.
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue crews responded quickly, containing the damage to a common area and the roof above it.
Residents of the building said the fire alarm never went off.
"We're on the third floor and when I looked up flames were coming out," said Lola O'Sullivan. "The fire alarm go off every day for no reason. Today when there is a fire it did not go off and we keep paying these people to fix it."
CBS News Miami has learned the fire started in a storage unit on the fourth floor.
"Little, if any, damage has been reported in any of the units," fire officials said in a statement. "Residents should be able to sleep in their own beds tonight."
Several fire engines rushed to the scene, quickly extinguishing the flames.
All residents evacuated safely, officials said. Residents were allowed to return to their units before 11 p.m.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
