A Shrewsbury firefighter was hospitalized with serious injuries, and multiple residents have been displaced following a significant apartment complex blaze that erupted late yesterday night. The inferno, which has rendered ten apartments in the Shrewsbury community uninhabitable, drew a large-scale emergency response from local firefighting teams.
The alarm was sounded around 10 p.m. at the River Crest Apartments, situated at 7148 Murdoch Ave, with teams working until about 2:30 a.m. today to extinguish the flames, 5 On Your Side reports. The severity of the injured firefighter's condition has not been disclosed, and an investigation by the St. Louis Regional Bomb and Arson Unit into the cause of the fire is underway.
First responders executed rescues during the fire, successfully retrieving two individuals from the second floor of the building, who were then treated and released at the scene. According to information obtained by First Alert 4, the origins of the fire appear to have been in the basement, although full details of the incident are still pending.
The number of displaced individuals is yet to be confirmed, but the current state of the apartment complex suggests a significant number of residents, will be seeking alternative housing solutions. Officials say that ten of the units are uninhabitable, Fox 2 reports.
As local news outlets continue to follow the story, updates on the firefighter's condition, the cause of the fire, and the impact on the residents of River Crest Apartments are expected to be forthcoming.
