This evening at around 7:00 p.m. the Modesto Fire Department was called to the 1000 block of Roselawn Ave. in Modesto,California for reports of a fire at an apartment complex. When the first crews arrived on the scene they came upon a row of 4 apartments completely engulfed in flames with the fire spreading to all 4 apartments through the shared attic space. Flames were already shooting high into the air with smoke filling the sky when the firefighters began their fire attack. Firefighters searched all 4 apartments while others began fighting the fire. The search came up clear of any victims. Firefighters learned from the neighbors that all 4 units were vacant at the time of the fire and that they had become a hang out spot for youth and vandals. Some neighbors reported seeing several teens in the apartments earlier today before the fire. Firefighters were able to contain the fire to one row of connected vacant units saving the other occupied units in the complex that were only a few feet away. A large crowd of neighbors gathered to watch the fire and the firefighters at work. The Modesto Police Department was called to the scene to aid in traffic and crowd control. Modesto News .org was the only news agency at the scene and was there in order to bring you this footage of the fire fight along with this interview with Battalion Chief Randy Anderson of the Modesto Fire Department about what happened. http://www.ModestoNews.org All Rights Reserved - Copyright 2013 Tags: fire big huge dangerous blaze inferno "big fire" "large fire" "huge fire" firefighter firefighters "fire fight" footage action "action news" "Modesto Fire Department" apartment "apartment fire" firefighting "firefighting footage" "fire news story" "Modesto California" "Modesto News" news information report interview exclusive story "news story"

• published: 17 Mar 2013
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