Fire in built environment - North America - United States

Crews are battling a large fire Sunday at an apartment complex at 206 Keller Way Drive in the Rosewood area of Goldsboro, a Wayne County official said.<br />Firefighters from multiple departments were at the scene of the fire at Adair Place Apartments. A view from Chopper 11 showed heavy damage to two buildings. The roof was burned off two of the three-story structures.<br />All residents were accounted for, a Goldsboro official said. Fifty people were displaced, and three were taken to UNC Health Wayne for treatment.<br />The fire broke out around 2 p.m. and was brought under control just after 4:30 p.m.<br />No information on the cause of the fire is yet available, a spokesperson said.<br />Residents told ABC11 that the fire started in the middle-to-backside of the building.<br />One resident said he was napping when the fire broke out, and fortunately, a friend who had a spare key to his apartment rushed into his room and warned him of the fire.<br />"I couldn't believe it. I was thankful to be alive," said Carlos Delgado, who lives on the second floor of the building that caught fire. "He just bursts into my room and yells, 'Carlos, fire, get out'. And I didn't grab anything, I just ran out the door."<br />From above, Chopper 11 captured the chaotic scene as smoke and flames billowed from the building, residents huddled outside, and crews from more than a half-dozen municipalities worked to get the fire under control.<br />Hannah Kidder lives in a nearby building in the complex and said she had never seen anything like it.<br />"It was really chaotic," she said. "People were going everywhere, running up and down, kids running up and down to the playground to play, to wait to see what happens."<br />Kidder said that with many of her neighbors currently without a place to stay, she's already offered up her apartment to those who need help in the meantime.<br />"I offered some to come stay with me at my place if they have kids out here. Like I said, it would be scary for me," she said.<br />Goldsboro firefighters, Rosewood volunteer firefighters, Little River volunteer firefighters, Oakland volunteer firefighters, the Goldsboro Police Department, Wayne County EMS, and the Wayne County Sheriff's Office all responded to assist.<br />The Red Cross is at the scene assisting displaced residents. A temporary shelter has been established near the fire site to provide emergency housing for those in need.