A fire at Mission Valley Apartments Friday afternoon left 43 residents without a home and injured four others, according to officials.

The apartment complex, at the intersection of Avent Ferry Road and Centennial Parkway, caught fire shortly after 4 p.m., according to a city spokesman. Firefighters controlled the flames by 5 p.m.

The four injured, including a Raleigh police officer, were taken to WakeMed and Rex Hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation.

The fire started on the first floor and was caused by a resident smoking in bed, according to Raleigh Fire Division Chief Ronny Mizell.

Police officers were on hand to evacuate residents; some of them were unaware that the building was on fire.

To make matters worse, the residents of Mission Valley Apartments were evacuated into a barrage of snow, freezing rain and ice. For their relief, the Red Cross provided food, shelter and clothing to the displaced, and a nearby Burger King provided warm shelter and food.  

Some of the occupants on the second and third floors were allowed to return to their home late Friday night.  

Smoke damaged every apartment on the first floor, as well as the other two stories above where the fire started, according to officials.

According to The News & Observer, this was not the first incident to take place in the apartment complex in recent memory, as a flood took place earlier this month as a result of bursting pipes.