{"id":416594,"date":"2026-08-25T21:18:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T21:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/416594\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T21:18:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T21:18:53","slug":"100-residents-displaced-5-suffer-smoke-inhalation-in-fort-worth-apartment-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/416594\/","title":{"rendered":"100 residents displaced, 5 suffer smoke inhalation in Fort Worth apartment fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">About 100 residents have been displaced, two people were taken to a hospital for smoke inhalation, and three were treated at the scene during a massive west Fort Worth apartment fire early Tuesday, officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More than 30 fire units were dispatched to the Shadowwood Apartments at 6701 Calmont Ave. starting about 6 a.m., according to the 911 call sheet. Fort Worth Fire Department officials said it was a three-alarm fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">About <a data-ylk=\"slk:50 apartments were damaged;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/texas\/news\/fort-worth-apartment-fire-calmont-avenue-august-25\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">50 apartments were damaged<\/a> in the blaze, fire officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A firefighter and several residents were treated <a data-ylk=\"slk:for smoke inhalation;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/news\/large-apartment-fire-burns-homes-fort-worth\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">for smoke inhalation<\/a>,<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The American Red Cross will provide emergency assistance to the displaced residents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Red Cross North Texas Region officials and the City of Fort Worth worked together to open an evacuation point at Evans Recreation Center for affected residents. <a data-ylk=\"slk:The shelter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1AdSgQzuzE\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The shelter<\/a> is at 3242 Lackland Road, and disaster assistance is free, according to the Red Cross.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you have been impacted by the apartment fire and need assistance, you can also call the Red Cross at 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a separate incident, three adults were displaced and <a data-ylk=\"slk:two firefighters were injured;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/news\/local\/fort-worth\/article316999588.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">two firefighters were injured<\/a> in a house fire late Monday night in south Fort Worth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\ud83d\udea8 More breaking news:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"> \u25fd\ufe0f Sign up for Star-Telegram <a data-ylk=\"slk:news alerts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" 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