Fire collapses roof of apartment building, no injuries reported
BY Staff Reports
Sunday, November 18, 2012
11/18/12 at 4:53 PM
Firefighters were trying to determine what started a fire that caused the roof of an apartment building to collapse on Sunday afternoon. No injuries were reported, but several residents were displaced.
Firefighters about 2:30 p.m. Sunday were called to the fire at Observation Point Apartments, 4104 S. 130th East Ave.
The fire appeared to have started in the attic of an apartment but a cause was still under investigation, firefighters said.
The fire affected 21 units at the complex, officials said.
The Tulsa chapter of the American Red Cross was assisting several residents who were displaced by the fire.
A preliminary damage estimate is about $200,000, fire department spokesman Stan May said.
Associated Images:
Firefighters investigate the scene of a fire at Observation Point Apartments, 4104 S. 130th East Ave., on Sunday. KENDRICK MARSHALL/Tulsa World
Firefighters investigate the scene of a fire at Observation Point Apartments, 4104 S. 130th East Ave., on Sunday. KENDRICK MARSHALL/Tulsa World
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