RIGHT NOW: Tempe Fire is investigating the cause of a fire that burned multiple apartment units near Mill and Southern avenues.
Just after 2 p.m., the Tempe Fire Department received reports of a fire at an apartment complex near Mill and Southern avenues.The fire quickly spread to two adjacent apartments, officials said.
Due to additional information provided by residents about lithium-ion batteries being in the initial apartment on fire, crews were forced out to fight the fire from an outside position and call for backup, according to Tempe Fire. A total of six people, including five police officers, were treated for smoke inhalation. Two of the officers were taken to a hospital for smoke inhalation and are said to have non-life-threatening injuries, according to Tempe Fire officials.Two dogs had to be rescued from the apartments that were impacted.Firefighters from Tempe, Phoenix, Guadalupe, and Gilbert were all called to the scene to assist.
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