Disasters · Apartment fireRoanoke apartment fire: About 30 displaced, cause ruled accidentalAired October 26, 2026 at 11:44 PM UTCWritten October 26, 2026 at 11:49 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:07An apartment fire forced about thirty people from their homes.0:09No injuries were reported, but residents at countryside estates face a housing0:13disruption.0:14The question now is what happens to the people who were displaced.0:17The fire struck countryside estates in Roanoke, Virginia early Sunday,0:20October25,2026 .0:22The complex is in the2300 block of Tuckawana Circle North Circle Northwest.0:26Firefighters on Engine13 as a shift arrived first and found heavy fire coming from0:31the apartment complex's roof.0:32The department upgraded the response to two alarms, sending additional units to the0:36scene.0:37Firefighters brought the fire under control one hour and40, four minutes after0:40dispatch.0:40Roanoke's911 Center sent crews before dawn, and Battalion Chief Two made the control0:45declaration that morning.0:47Fire marshals determined that discarded smoking materials caused the fire.0:50By October twenty-six, the Roanoke Fire Marshal's office had classified it as0:54accidental.0:55Investigators had still been working to determine the cause after firefighters0:58controlled the flames.0:59The American Red Cross assisted residents displaced from countryside estates.1:03Specific lodging arrangements haven't been made public, and tea here is no announced1:08date for residents to safely return home.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSSThe shortThe short ↗
