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(Red Oak) -- A Red Oak youth is accused of setting fire to a house earlier this week. Red Oak Police say the 11-year-old juvenile was charged Friday with reckless use of fire in connection with the blaze destroying the residence at 211 West Reed Street Wednesday evening . Charges were filed following a joint investigation by police, the Red Oak Fire Department and the State Fire Marshal 's Office. Red Oak Fire Chief John Bruce tells KMA News the first unit responded to the fire, which originated in a garage attached to the west side of the house, at approximately 7:15 p.m. "The first arriving fire department person got there at 7:19," said Bruce. "They reported heavy fire involvement within that garage. It actually extended into the two-story residence there at 211 West Reed Street ." Bruce says firefighters began a lengthy battle with the blaze after the house's occupants escaped. "The tenants were still coming out of the house at the time," ...

UPDATE: The Greenville County Sheriff 's Office is assisting the Wade Hampton Fire Department with its investigation into what caused the fire at Lakecrest Apartments.  Thirty-three people were displaced during the fire, which began at roughly 9:30 p.m.  Read more about the investigation at WYFF's story. -------------------------------------------------- The top level of an apartment building in Taylors was scorched late Friday night , and fire officials are investigating to determine what caused the blaze.  David Bailey, assistant chief of the Wade Hampton Fire Department , said WHFD was called to Lakecrest Apartments at 3900 East North Street at approximately 9:30 p.m. When they arrived, Building H, near the rear of the grounds, was on fire, Bailey said. The fire was concentrated near the top floor of the building.  Wade Hampton , Taylors and Piedmont Park fire departments were all on scene. The American Red Cross assisted firefighters with rehabilitation from the heat....

SAN ANTONIO - Twelve people were displaced and two cats died in an apartment fire on the Northeast Side early Thursday morning . The fire broke out around 4:15 a.m. at the Saddlewood Apartment Homes in the 2500 block of NE Loop 410 near Starcrest Drive. San Antonio fire officials believe the fire started when a man fell asleep in a bed with a lit cigarette.  The batteries in the smoke alarm in the apartment had been removed, firefighters said. The fire damage was contained to the bedroom where it started, but heavy smoke spread to two other apartments. Several families had to temporarily leave their homes. "They were like, 'Well, you need to make sure everybody in your apartment's awake, because we might need to evacuate you guys,' said a woman who lived in the apartment building. "And as soon as I woke up all my kids, they came in to my door, and they were like, 'You need to evacuate, because the smoke is really bad.'"  Paramedics attempted to ...