Overview
- The blaze began early Friday in a vacant building near the 1300 block of 20th Street South and spread to three neighboring structures.
- By Sunday, Battalion Chief Clay Hendon reported the main building is a total loss, with building inspectors and structural engineers to assess the others.
- Nineteen residents were displaced and an eight-person Red Cross team is assisting those affected, most of whom are college-aged, with no injuries reported.
- Power has been restored to the neighborhood except for the four damaged buildings, and police have closed Cobb Lane and part of 20th Street because of structural hazards.
- Family and friends have raised more than $36,000 for at least nine people, including a salon owner whose business was destroyed, with donations continuing.