A blaze ravaged a Highland apartment building as frost-covered firefighters worked to contain flames that burned into the night, damaging 24 units.
There were no injuries to residents or firefighters, Highland Fire Chief William Timmer said, as residents were swiftly evacuated from the building. The 18 other apartment buildings in the Hampton in Highland Apartments complex were not damaged by the fire.
Smoke poured into the air around 3 p.m. Friday as a fire broke out on a third-story apartment in Highland at the 9500 block of Hampton Drive, spreading to other units in the building. All 24 apartments in the building were damaged in the fire, Timmer said.
Firefighters went inside to battle the flames but had to evacuate because of dangerous conditions.