Apartment residents called Stafford fire and rescue crews when smoke trapped them inside their homes.
Fire crews were called at 8:20 a.m. Thursday to apartments at 202 Chesterfield Lane in the Stafford Meadows section of North Stafford. Crews used hoses to extinguish the blaze and ladders to the second and third floors to rescue the occupants, stated Stafford fire and rescue Battalion Chief Mark Doyle.
One person was taken to a hospital after he was injured while escaping the blaze. All other victims were evaluated my EMS crews but refused to be taken to a hospital.
One dog was pulled from the apartment building and was reunited with its owner, said Doyle. Building inspectors deemed eight apartments unsafe to occupy.
The fire was discovered by a plumber working in the area. The plumber stayed on the scene to help fire crews with their rescue efforts. Stafford fire officials did not release the name of the plumber or of the company.
The cause of the fire, and how much damage it did is still under investigation. The apartment building’s solid wall construction helped prevent the spread of fire, said Doyle.
