Three without a home after Richmond apartment fire
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Three people are without a home after a Tuesday evening apartment fire in Richmond.
Just after 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, crews with the Richmond Fire Department were called to an apartment building in the 1400 block of Clarkson Road for report of a fire.
When firefighters arrived, they saw smoke coming from a first-floor apartment. Photos taken at the scene show what appears to be significant heat damage to one of the apartment's windows.
April 22 apartment fire on Clarkson Road in Richmond. (Photo: Jakobi Davis/8News)
April 22 apartment fire on Clarkson Road in Richmond. (Photo: Jakobi Davis/8News)
April 22 apartment fire on Clarkson Road in Richmond. (Photo: Jakobi Davis/8News)
April 22 apartment fire on Clarkson Road in Richmond. (Photo: Jakobi Davis/8News)
No one was injured as a result of the fire. However, its damage has displaced three people.
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The fire began in a bedroom at the back of the apartment, fire officials told 8News. Its cause remains under investigation.
