Nine displaced after apartment fire in downtown Roanoke
Published: Jun. 30, 2022 at 4:16 PM EDT
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Nine people are out of their homes after a fire at a downtown apartment complex.
Roanoke Fire-EMS says a faulty heating and air conditioning unit at the Cotton Mill Lofts seems to have started the fire.
Crews were called about 3:30 p.m. Thursday to find flames and smoke coming off the roof.
The Red Cross is helping people who have been displaced.
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