APARTMENT FIRE

A family says a devastating fire at an apartment in Orange Park claimed the life of a young boy, and on Wednesday, they said the child’s mother would soon be taken off life support.

Two people were hospitalized Monday night following an apartment fire in Orange Park, according to a spokesperson for Clay County Fire Rescue.

Jacksonville firefighters said a domestic incident led to a fire Friday morning inside a New Town apartment unit on Morgan Street.

A car drove into a northside apartment sparking a gas leak on Sunday afternoon.

There were seven kids and seven adults that lived in the apartment where the fire started. JFRD said the cause of the fire is still unknown.

A family left homeless after a westside apartment fire last week is reaching out for help.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Questions about safety are swirling around an apartment complex on Jacksonville’s Southside after a 20-unit building went up in flames Sunday afternoon. The apartment fire sent at least one firefighter to the hospital after he was struck by a falling object. Besides the teens knocking on doors and pulling the fire alarm, residents told News4Jax they had no warning. I just heard a lot of popping and a heard a lot of people screaming.”City records obtained by News4Jax show that the apartment complex passed inspection in 2018. News4Jax saw investigators with hard hats on exiting the destroyed apartment building carrying salvaged belongings including important documents, firearms and a jewelry box.