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FD: Apartments catch fire Friday in Tempe

Posted at 6:37 AM, Mar 04, 2016
and last updated 2016-03-04 11:30:17-05

Authorities are working a reported first-alarm apartment fire in Tempe.

Tempe Fire said crews found an active fire in two units that had spread to the attic. The fire has been contained to those two units.

Air15 video showed smoke and some flames coming from the apartment complex and firefighters surveying the damage.

The apartment complex is located near Baseline and Priest Drive.

Assistant Chief Hans Silberschlag said at least four people are displaced. One person was being treated on-scene for smoke inhalation.

Air15 video showed a lot of fire crews at the scene. Some smoke was seen still coming from the attic of the apartment complex.

Tempe Police confirmed that it is assisting with evacuations and traffic control.

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