Chesterfield apartment complex residents reeling after third fire in 2 years

Residents of a Chesterfield apartment complex are seeing a familiar site after one of its buildings caught fire for the third time in less than two years — this time, leaving five residents injured and nearly 50 without a home.

The fire, which took place at the Colonial Village at Waterford on Pavilion Place on the night of Sunday, Oct. 22, damaged 12 apartments. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.

Neighbors told 8News Chesterfield Fire and EMS crews got to the scene quickly and had the fire under control a little over an hour after it was reported. A firefighter was taken to the hospital, but has since been released. Four others were treated for minor injuries at the scene.

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neighbors are concerned after a Chesterfield apartment building caught fire last night leaving five people injured and nearly 50 folks without a home you’re watching 8 News at 6 I’m Eric Phillips I’m Deana all Brittain take a look at the damage here you can imagine just how massive the fire was because it caused all of this we are learning from residents this isn’t the first time something like this has happened and now 8 news reporter Madison Moore is live at The Waterford departments on Pavilion Place to give us a closer look at that damage and to tell us what we need to know Madison yeah Eric de as you can imagine folks are still very shaken up after this fire left 12 different apartments damaged leaving many without a home now it marks Three Fires here in less than two years that’s real sad that that is it’s traumatizing neighbor Anthony Alexander after hearing the news this three-story apartment apartment just a few buildings down from his went up in Flames last night leaving five people injured and 48 people without a home the cause still unknown Alexander moved into the Waterford apartment complex just under a year ago and says he too once lost everything in a house fire and can understand what his neighbors are going through it makes me feel bad on the inside for them it can be real traumatizing to lose your home and to to lose everything that over a lifetime that we’ve accumulated and some of those things are non-replaceable Chesterfield Fire and EMS says the building caught fire around 11:00 p.m. last night heavy smoke Rising into the air and neighbors tell me emergency crews got there fast getting the fire under control in a little over an hour four people were treated for minor injuries on the scene and a firefighter was taken to the hospital but has since been released but this type of situation is nothing new for some residents at Waterford a fire broke out in June of 2021 leaving 19 people without a roof over their heads and only 6 months later another one happened leaving 17 people without a home Alexander tells me the complex is a tight-knit community and is sure everyone will come together to help those who lost everything we’ll find out what’s going on you know I call the front office and see what we can do to help out the Red Cross and apartment management have been working together all day to help those who have been forced out of their their own apartments and neighbors tell me that they themselves have been working together gather items and supplies for them as well but this is still an ongoing investigation so be sure to stay with 8 news as we continue to follow the story but for now live in Chesterfield Madison Moore 8 News