Apartment building catches fire in east Dallas, displacing five people

VIDEO: A Dallas apartment building caught fire Tuesday night, prompting a large response from Dallas Fire Rescue, officials said.ย Firefighters responded to the fire around 4:04 a.m. Tuesday at an apartment complex located at 1615 John West Road, Dallas Fire Rescue said in a press release.ย When firefighters arrived, they found fire coming out of the roof of a three-story apartment building, the release states. Officials quickly made a second alarm request and fire suppression efforts became defensive, fire officials said. An additional alarm was dispatched around 5:12 a.m., the department said.ย About 70 firefighters continued to battle the flames around 5 a.m., according to the release. Four people were treated on the scene for smoke inhalation, according to officials.

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