Jackson apartment fire displaces multiple families; no injuries reported

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JACKSON – Multiple families were displaced after a fire broke out at an apartment building on Hospital Drive in Jackson on Monday night, according to the Jackson Fire Department.

According to Jackson Fire Chief Charles Fields, firefighters responded to 1805 Hospital Drive around 9 p.m. Sept. 21 and arrived to find smoke and flames coming from the building.

Crews immediately began working to extinguish the fire. The incident commander requested a fire investigator to determine where the fire started and what caused it.

Investigators have classified the cause as undetermined while they continue gathering information.

No injuries were reported among residents or firefighters. The American Red Cross will assist the families displaced by the fire, according to the department.

The investigation into the fire’s origin and cause remains ongoing.

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