Update: Asheville apartment building fire ruled arson

  • Source: wspa
  • Published: 10/19/2017 12:00 AM

A fire at the Aston Park Towers, a high-rise apartment building, has been ruled arson, according to the Asheville Fire Department. Several residents were displaced Oct. 17 after the three-alarm at the apartment building on S. French Broad Avenue. The fire was on the 7th floor. No injuries were reported. The fire remained under investigation by the the Asheville-Buncombe Arson Task Force as of Wednesday morning. Asheville Fire Department said more than 60 firefighters responded to the blaze on the seventh floor of the 11-story building around 8:44 p.m. Tuesday.



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