LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An apartment fire in Louisville early Friday sent two firefighters and three residents to a hospital and displaced dozens of others, officials said.
More than 40 firefighters from five local departments arrived at the Chateau Village Apartments in Newburg around 3 a.m. to find the first and second floors engulfed in flames, Okolona Fire Chief Mark Little told news outlets.
"We had some difficulties with it being a 'false roof,'" Little explained. "So the first roof collapsed onto the second roof and the fire was between the two roofs."
Two residents were injured after jumping from the second story of the building as the fire spread, he said. Another resident was hospitalized for smoke inhalation and one firefighter suffered heat exhaustion, the other firefighter dislocated his shoulder.
Little said it took roughly three hours to put out the inferno. Eight apartments suffered extensive damage and 36 residents have been displaced by the fire.
The cause of the blaze hasn't been determined, however Louisville Metro Arson is investigating what happened.
Make it easy to keep up-to-date with more stories like this. Download the WHAS11 News app now. For Apple or Android users.
Have a news tip? Email assign@whas11.com, visit our Facebook page or Twitter feed.
Sign up for the WHAS11 newsletter: "WHAS Up Kentuckiana." Get the latest headlines and videos from around Kentuckiana delivered daily to your inbox.