Crime & Safety

Overnight Dallas Apartment Fire Leaves 1 Person In Hospital, 13 Displaced

When they arrived on the scene, firefighters spotted flames coming from a patio on the first floor of a two-story apartment building.

(Rachel Nunes/Patch)

December 13, 2021

A fire tore through a Dallas apartment complex early Saturday morning, leaving thirteen people without a place to stay, including one who was taken to the hospital.

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On December 11 at 12:46 a.m., Dallas Fire-Rescue units responded to a 911 call about a structure fire at an apartment complex located at 5910 Mendocino Drive in far north Dallas.

When they arrived on the scene, firefighters spotted flames coming from a patio on the first floor of a two-story apartment building.

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