Officials are investigating a fire that broke out early Tuesday at an apartment complex in southwest Atlanta and ultimately displaced more than a dozen residents.
Crews responded just after 2 a.m. to the blaze at the Martin Manor Apartments in the 2900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, according to Atlanta fire spokesperson Anaré Holmes. The complex is located just south of I-20 in the Harland Terrace neighborhood.
The fire burned several units, officials said, but everyone made it out safely. Holmes said the resident who called 911 was outside the building while talking with dispatchers.
“Our reports indicated there were no rescues … that our primary and secondary searches for any victims were clear, an indicator that everyone made it out safe,” Holmes added.
At the scene Tuesday, the American Red Cross assisted six people from three families who were displaced, according to spokesperson Suzanne Lawler. That displaced number eventually grew to 16 after they helped 10 more people, Lawler said Wednesday morning.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze by 4:45 a.m. Holmes said investigators were working to determine what caused the fire.
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