Many residents displaced after large fire at Hatfield Village Apartments
24 units impacted by large fire at Hatfield Village Apartments
Many residents have been displaced and an investigation is underway after a large fire broke out an an apartment building in Hatfield Thursday afternoon.
HATFIELD, Pa. - An investigation is underway after a large three-alarm fire broke out at Hatfield Village Apartments Thursday afternoon.
What we know:
On Thursday at approximately 2:00 p.m., the Hatfield Public Safety team was dispatched to a three-alarm fire at the Hatfield Village Apartments, 0-1 building, located on the 2000 block of Maple Avenue.
The fire quickly spread through multiple units and prompted a large emergency crew response.
SKYFOX was over the scene which showed extensive damage and smoke to one of the buildings at the apartment complex.
The fire was placed under control just over an hour after crews arrived.
No residents or first responders were injured in the fire.
However, all residents of the affected building have been displaced.
The American Red Cross workers are providing shelter, assistance, and resources to those displaced.
Neither the Red Cross nor police said how many residents have been displaced.
What they're saying:
"The management office sent a note to the residents that said that they got all the victims of the fire out and they got the pets out. So that is great to hear," said a resident named Deb. She lives behind building Q1 where fire burned front and back units. We are told the building next to it, Q2 sustained smoke damage.
"There's a lot of people here. It is a big community but we are also tight knit and my heart goes out to the people there," said Deb about the residents who are displaced.
Jacob Milligan also lives here but did not want to talk on camera.
"I could see the smoke coming and I'm like I hope that's not my house and luckily it was not," said Milligan. He also recorded cellphone videos as he pulled into the complex after work, capturing flames along with the smoke.
"As soon as I rounded that corner I could see Q1, which is the apartment building here, just fully engulfed in flames, going from the second floor up to the third floor and coming out the roof," said Milligan.
According to residents five or six units are directly affected by the fire.
"I just feel for the people here," said Deb.
What's next:
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Hatfield Township Fire Marshal's Office.The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Hatfield Township Fire Marshal's Office.