Fire at Azalea Park Apartment displaces seven families
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A second fire in less than 50 days at a troubled apartment complex has displaced seven more families.
Augusta firefighters responded to a structure fire call at the Azalea Park Apartment complex on Fayetteville Road around 12:30 p.m. Firefighters smelled smoke inside Building P and located the fire inside a wall.
Georgia Power was able to cut electricity off to the building and firefighters were able to contain the fire to the wall. Most of the damage inside is the apartment complex is smoke-related.
No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire remains under investigation. Red Cross has been called to assist seven displaced families.
A structure fire back on Dec. 8 at the apartment complex displaced 15 people. No one was injured in the fire and it remains under investigation.
Augusta Code Enforcement has been trying to address code violations at the apartment complex since it changed hands in 2018, The Augusta Chronicle reported. During an inspection, city staffers found existing fire damage, raw sewage, extensive flooding and water damage, exposed wires, missing fixtures, rodent and insect infestation.
The city originally gave Atlanta-based Dunross Capital and Azalea Sureste Partners a November deadline to make repairs. The complex failed to complete them but the Augusta Commission voted against revoking their business license after it was revealed doing so would leave 70 existing tenants homeless, The Chronicle reported.
This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Fire at troubled Augusta apartment complex displaces seven families
