28 Displaced in Whitmer Drive Apartment Fire

Fire and rescue units responded to reports of a structure fire in a multi-family apartment complex that displaced 28 residents at Whitmer Drive in Woodbridge Wednesday night.

Firefighters observed smoke coming from one of the third floor apartment units around 7:30 p.m. at the 4300 block of Whitmer Drive in Woodbridge. The tenant of the complex said he was greeted by smoke upon entering his home.

Firefighters extinguished the flames and found no extension of the fire. One apartment sustained heavy fire damage and the remaining nine apartments sustained water damage. Preliminary damages are estimated at $100,000, according to the Fire Marshal’s office.

No injuries were reported.