CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Firefighters made a fast attack on a two-alarm fire that broke out Nov. 29 at a southside apartment complex.
Flames and heavy smoke could be seen coming from a second story apartment at the Caspian Apartments at Weber and Caravelle pkwy at about 6:30 p.m. Monday evening.
We now know the cause of that 2-alarm fire that broke out Monday night at a southside apartment complex.
Fire officials have ruled the blaze as accidental and said the cause was electrical in nature.
Flames and heavy smoke could be seen coming from a second story apartment at the 'Caspian Apartments' at Weber Rd. and Caravelle Parkway right about 6:30.
Residents in the surrounding apartments evacuated as crews worked to contain the blaze.
According to CCFD, investigators traced the origin of the fire to a refrigerator inside a vacant apartment.
There were 24 units in all that were damaged either by fire or smoke with 9 families that experienced heavy damage.
That is where the local chapter of the American Red Cross has stepped in to help with financial assistance.
Officials with the non-profit say they are currently aiding six of those families.
Residents in the surrounding apartments evacuated as crews worked to contain the blaze.
One apartment was said to have suffered significant damage and surrounding units received smoke damage.
Corpus Christi Fire Department Chief Robert Rocha tells 3News two people, a man in one of the units and a woman who had been knocking on doors to alert others were both checked out by medics on the scene, but are okay.
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