{"id":402003,"date":"2026-07-17T08:10:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T08:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/402003\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T08:10:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T08:10:31","slug":"1-man-killed-in-fresno-apartment-fire-15-people-displaced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/402003\/","title":{"rendered":"1 man killed in Fresno apartment fire, 15 people displaced"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A Fresno Fire Department ladder truck and engine are parked within Fire Station #3 Friday, June 19, 2020 in Fresno.<\/p>\n

ERIC PAUL ZAMORA<\/p>\n

ezamora@fresnobee.com<\/p>\n

One man was killed in a fire that broke out at a Fresno apartment building Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n

Fresno Fire Department spokesperson Josh Sellers said the fire broke out around 6 p.m. at the 2100 block of North First Street, south of Clinton Avenue.<\/p>\n

The fire started in a unit that\u2019s part of a fourplex apartment building, and callers reported that someone may have been trapped inside.<\/p>\n

Firefighters confirmed that \u2014 while one person had escaped the affected unit \u2014 another person was still inside, Sellers said.<\/p>\n

While searching inside, firefighters found an adult man in the room where the fire began. He was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n

A total of 63 firefighters responded to the fire. One firefighter was treated at a nearby hospital for minor burns.<\/p>\n

Sellers said the fire spread from the unit to the building\u2019s shared attic space. All four units in the building were damaged, and 15 people were displaced.<\/p>\n

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

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