Crews battle apartment fire near UNCW

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — Crews are on the scene of an apartment fire near the UNCW campus.

According to a Wilmington Fire Department spokesperson, the call came in around 9am Tuesday.

Crews responded to Village Green Apartments in the 4800 block of Atlantis Court and quickly got the fire under control.

According to the Fire Marshal, it appears the blaze started on the third floor of the complex, near a balcony.

There are no reports of injuries at this time, but one cat, two birds and a fish were rescued.

At this point, it is unclear how many units have been damaged. The American Red Cross is assisting more than a dozen people displaced by the fire.

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