A fire tore through 12 units at The Haven apartments in Hoover early Sunday morning, but everyone inside made it out safely. Hoover firefighters got the flames under control in about 45 minutes after the blaze broke out around 5 a.m.
Quick Response Kept Damage Contained
According to WBMA, Hoover firefighters responded to the fire at The Haven apartments on Chace Lake Drive and had it under control within roughly 45 minutes of arriving. No injuries were reported, and everyone who was inside at the time got out safely, the station reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, and officials have not released further details about how it started.
The property is also listed under an address at 2600 Waterford Place in Hoover, per an Apartment Finder listing for the community. The evidence available does not clarify how that listing reconciles with the Chace Lake Drive location cited in the fire response, so both references are noted here.
Not the First Time Hoover Apartments Have Burned
Sunday's fire fits a pattern that has played out more than once in Hoover in recent years. A 2021 fire at The Abbey at Riverchase Apartments also damaged 12 units, and residents were displaced from about 25 units in that incident, according to WBRC. No one was injured in that fire either, the station reported.
In another case, a fire at a Hoover apartment complex on Hampton Place displaced 14 people, as reported by WVTM 13. That outlet also noted that crews extinguished the blaze but planned to monitor the area for potential hot spots throughout the evening. A 2018 blaze at Riverchase Landing apartments displaced 30 people, and investigators in that case believed a lightning strike had sparked it, according to AL.com; that building held 20 units, 18 of which were occupied at the time. Separately, a 2021 fire at the Riverchase Landing Apartment complex in the 2600 block of Riverhaven Lane damaged approximately 20 units and displaced a number of occupants, per a CBS 42 report.
What Comes Next
For now, the key facts in Sunday's fire remain limited: a dozen units damaged, no injuries, and firefighters brought the blaze under control in roughly 45 minutes. Investigators have not yet determined what sparked the fire at The Haven, and the American Red Cross responded to help displaced residents.
