ARIZONA NEWS
UPDATED: MAY 21, 2023 AT 11:14 AM
Glendale and Phoenix firefighters battled a blaze near 59th Avenue and Camelback Road early Sunday, May 23, 2023.
PHOENIX — Fire damaged an apartment building and a private residence in unrelated incidents early Sunday, leaving 9 displaced and a killing a dog in Phoenix.
According to the Phoenix Fire Department, a fire broke out at around 3 a.m. near 15th Avenue and Bell Road.
When crews arrived at the scene, fire and smoke was emanating from the second floor of the two-story building.
Crews were able to quell the fire, preventing damage to additional units.
Four apartment units were impacted by the fire and 5 people were displaced.
No injuries were reported.
Another fire broke out Sunday morning at a home near 59th Avenue and Camelback Road.
Phoenix and Glendale firefighters were dispatched at approximately 6:15 a.m., finding a residential home with flames coming from the entryway.
After “aggressively” attacking the fire, intense smoke and heat prompted firefighters to switch to a defensive operation.
Four people were displaced without injury, and a dog died in the fire. Investigators are searching for a cause for the blaze.
