Burning SUV caused 3-alarm fire in apartments in far North Dallas
DALLAS- A burning SUV caused a three- story apartment building to catch flames in far North Dallas. Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to a 911 call at the McCallum Meadows Apartments finding a burning SUV under a section of covered parking. Flames were able to make it to the attic of the three- story apartment building by way of a tree located in front of it. Firefighters were able to to extinguish the three-alarm fire by deploying hand-lines, limiting most of the damage to the building. With a total of 24 units in the building, one sustained a majority of the damage with a handful of others having various degrees of smoke and water damage. There were no reported resident injuries , but two firefighters are being evaluated for heat exhaustion. Investigators determined the cause of the fire to be accidental in nature.