ST. NICHOLAS NEIGHBORHOOD, Fla. – One man is dead and a woman had to be treated for injuries at a hospital after an apartment fire early Sunday morning.
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JFRD Chief Aaron Bebernitz says the fire happened at the Landon Imperial Apartments on Art Museum Drive in the St. Nicholas neighborhood shortly after 4:15 a.m.
Bebernitz says the Red Cross is assisting 12 people, including five children.
Two apartment units were damaged by the fire. One of them was destroyed.
A local nonprofit, Kim’s Open Door, is helping at least one of those families, including a mother with three children who needs a place to stay after losing nearly everything in the fire. Founder and Director Kim Bogart said donations to the organization will go toward immediate needs such as food, clothing, and shelter as the family begins recovering.
Fire investigators are working to determine what caused the fire. Officials have not released the name of the person who died.