A fire breaks out at the Camden Westwood Apartments in the Cary neighborhood of Morrisville, North Carolina. The complex is located on the Summit Ridge Loop, near the Park West Village shopping center.
Video from the scene showed fire and thick smoke billowing from the building. Firefighters are on scene working to control the blaze.
The cause of the fire is currently unclear, and it’s unclear whether anyone was injured.
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eyewitness reports
Many witnesses and local residents said social media Report the incident.
One person wrote on Facebook: “There’s a fire next to the Trader Joes’ in Morrisville. Hope everyone is okay. Someone in the parking lot said it was a big apartment complex but I’m not sure. There’s so much smoke I have to get out of there.”
Another added, “I hope everyone is okay, I knew something was wrong when four fire trucks passed me on my way home.”
A third person reported: “There’s a fire going on right now at the Camden Apartments in Morrisville.”
Another resident wrote: “I can see smoke coming out of Target! I hope everyone is okay.”
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previous events
In March 2019, a similar fire broke out in the same apartment building. About 30 firefighters, assisted by personnel from the Apex, Cary and Western Wake fire departments, extinguished the blaze within 30 minutes.
The Town of Morrisville said 35 residents and nine pets were displaced at the time. Fire officials said about 17 apartments were affected. No injuries were reported.
Resident Michael Giangrasso told ABC 11 he had just been out walking his dog when the fire broke out.
“When I took Jesse out, I looked around the rest of the apartment and didn’t see any smoke,” Giangrasso told the outlet. “I rushed home and our place was completely gone.”
