Overview
- Fire broke out just before 11 a.m. on the 1600 block of Kirkland Drive and was contained after crews spent hours on mop-up and hot-spot checks.
- The blaze damaged multiple units in an eight-unit building and forced about two dozen residents from their homes.
- No injuries were reported to residents or firefighters, according to authorities.
- Firefighters deployed suppression foam and elevated equipment to halt the spread, a tactic Capt. Dzanh Le said suffocates flames.
- Investigators are examining the cause, which officials say likely began in a rear unit, as the city and Red Cross assist those displaced.