Crime & Safety

Dozens Of Families Forced From Their Homes After 3-Alarm Fire At Dallas Apartments

Crews immediately began an offensive attack and were able to cut the flames off by accessing a breezeway.

(Kyle Will/Patch)

September 16, 2021

Crews with Dallas Fire Rescue were called out to a 3-alarm apartment fire in the northeast part of the city just after midnight on September 16.

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When firefighters arrived at the Wood Meadow Apartments, near the Dallas Athletic Club, they saw heavy fire coming through the roof of one of the 3-story units.

Crews immediately began an offensive attack and were able to cut the flames off by accessing a breezeway; a move they say ‘significantly’ limited damage.

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