At approximately 7:15 Tuesday evening, Raleigh Fire Department received a report of a structure fire at an apartment complex on the corner of Jackson Street and Gorman Street.
After getting the fire under control, Battalion 3 Chief Rob Johnson and his crew began to investigate the cause of the fire. In the course of their investigation, they located a faulty heating unit in the upper-level apartment.
“There was a problem with a heat unit in there and it caused some of there apartment’s contents to catch fire,” Johnson said.
No one was hurt in the fire, but the apartment where the fire originated suffered severe smoke and fire damage. The lower-level apartment suffered water damage as well. The two apartments are uninhabitable and will require significant repairs.
“The surrounding apartments had a light smoke over, but no real damage,” Johnson said. “We’re assessing the apartments right now and the people in the surrounding apartments should be able to return soon.”