Lubbock Fire Rescue responded to a two-alarm fire at the Boulders of Lakeridge Apartments near 82nd and Quaker early Monday morning.
According to fire officials, “First arriving units quickly called for a second alarm after finding heavy smoke conditions. Initial units began evacuating occupants and clearing the complex.”
LFR said it took about an hour to get the fire under control.
“Four apartments were damaged by the fire, three of those were occupied,” LFR said. “Ten residents were displaced by the fire, Red Cross is providing assistance to eight of those residents.”
LFR said cause of the fire has been ruled as accidental and it started in an HVAC unit.
“Working smoke detectors alerted occupants to the fire,” LFR said. LFR also said smoke detectors were a major reason there were no injuries.
