{"id":358950,"date":"2026-06-13T05:48:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T05:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/358950\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T05:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T05:48:08","slug":"fire-damages-12-unit-fresno-complex-residents-evacuated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/358950\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire damages 12-unit Fresno complex, residents evacuated"},"content":{"rendered":"

An apartment fire Friday evening displaced dozens of residents and caused extensive damage to a 12-unit apartment complex in Fresno.<\/p>\n

Firefighters were dispatched to the scene shortly before 8 p.m. on San Pablo, near Blackstone Avenue, and arrived to find flames burning on exterior balconies at the rear of the complex.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe saw the backside of the apartments on fire,\u201d Battalion Chief Mike Gilbert said. \u201cIt looked like an exterior fire that had started outside, and both first- and second-story balconies were on fire. The fire was moving up into the attic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Approximately 40 to 45 firefighters responded to the incident.<\/p>\n

Crews discovered the fire had spread through the attic space and into second-story apartments, extending in multiple directions.<\/p>\n

Gilbert said firefighters attacked the blaze from inside the structure while Fresno police officers assisted with evacuating residents from units that had not yet been affected by the fire.<\/p>\n

No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were able to evacuate everybody safely,\u201d Gilbert said.<\/p>\n

The fire caused heavy damage to the second-floor apartments; ceilings collapsed in several units, Gilbert said.<\/p>\n

First-floor apartments sustained primarily smoke damage, though one ground-level unit experienced fire damage.<\/p>\n

The cause of the fire is under investigation.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published June 12, 2026 at 9:25 PM.<\/p>\n

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