Thursday, October 17, 2013

California Apartment Fire: Multiple Casualties

Four people have been injured after a fire engulfed an apartment complex in Redwood City, California.

Fire in an apartment building in Redwood Ciity, California Smoke can been miles away from the apartment building

The blaze took hold at the four-storey Terrace Apartments shortly after 5am local time (1pm UK time), according to fire officials.

The 75-unit building was seen collapsing around an hour after the fire broke out as flames burst through the top floor. Officials said none of the injuries sustained by the four casualties were life-threatening.

Fire in an apartment building in Redwood Ciity, California The inferno destroyed the roof above the fourth-floor

Twenty fire engines and more than 100 firefighters were sent on the scene, with plumes of smoke billowing into the air visible for miles around.

Roads surrounding the complex were closed off by emergency services.

Fire in an apartment building in Redwood Ciity, California A large number of fire fighters are on the scene

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