The origin of a blaze at an apartment complex in northern Midland that left eight families without homes has been deemed unexplained by investigators from the Midland Fire Department.
The fire — which started around 10:27 a.m. on Wednesday, April 9,
within the 4700 segment of Polo Parkway
— was probably electrical, investigators stated.
According to the report acquired by the Reporter-Telegram, “Given the location and characteristics of the fire, an electrical malfunction is deemed likely behind the incident; however, verification was impeded because of unstable structures and restricted entry into the area where the fire began.”
The firefighters from Midland who responded to the scene at the apartment complex discovered evident smoke and fire coming from the roof and attic section on the southeastern side of building number six. When interviewing residents, the investigators noted that one individual reported seeing smoke and flames rising over their dining room table.
The report stated that according to a resident, the kitchen hadn’t been utilized for cooking lately, and the fireplace had also remained unused,
The investigators mentioned that the majority of the fire damage was concentrated at the ceiling and attic areas.
According to the report, “The fire started in or above the living room of the second-floor southeast corner apartment. It’s uncertain if the ignition occurred at the ceiling level or within the attic immediately above it. Extensive fire and water damage led to the collapse of the ceiling.”
The blaze at the apartment complex located on the 4700 block of Polo Parkway marked the initial incident out of two separate apartment fires that took place on April 9. The second fire happened at another location.
The ReNew Heights Apartments located at 2300 North Avenue Street were found to have had an accident occur.
The second blaze forced 12 residents to evacuate and affected eight apartments, resulting in the death of one dog.
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