SUNNYVALE – A two-alarm fire ripped through a Sunnyvale apartment complex Tuesday morning, displacing two-dozen residents, authorities said.
The blaze was reported at 10:43 a.m. in the 1600 block of Kirkland Drive, the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety said in a news release. Authorities arrived four minutes later to find heavy flames and smoke coming from the northeast corner of the complex.
A second alarm was called at 10:50 a.m. and the fire was placed under control about an hour later.
“Preliminary information indicates that three of the eight units sustained significant fire and smoke damage,” authorities said, “and the building as a whole was damaged.”
No injuries were reported. The American Red Cross is providing assistance to the displaced residents.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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