Fast Response Limits Damage In Concord Apartment Fire

CONCORD, N.C. – Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a blaze Saturday night, limiting the damage to a Concord apartment complex to just one unit, according to a news release.

The fire started at a first-floor apartment at Cloisters of Concord near Concord Parkway South. The Concord Fire Department arrived around 9:50 p.m. and controlled the fire in under six minutes, officials said.

The firefighters’ quick response time ensured the blaze was limited to the one unit and didn’t spread to adjacent apartments.

Officials said nobody was injured and only the occupants in the one apartment were displaced.

The cause of the fire is unknown but is under investigation.