> At a Glance
> – Blaze broke out at 9873 Brockbank Drive around 12:30 a.m. Thursday
> – One firefighter fell from a second-floor balcony and was hospitalized
> – Four apartments damaged; only one occupied unit forced two residents to relocate
> – Why it matters: Fast-acting crews prevented fatalities and on-site management quickly re-housed displaced tenants
A two-alarm fire tore through a two-story Dallas apartment complex in the early hours of Thursday, sending one firefighter to the hospital and leaving two residents scrambling for shelter.
Response and Injuries
Dallas Fire-Rescue crews arrived to find heavy flames racing through the building. While battling the blaze, a mayday call echoed across the radio after a firefighter slipped from a second-floor balcony.
> Dallas Fire-Rescue officials noted:
> > “The mayday was immediately cancelled once the injured firefighter was located just outside the building.”
The firefighter sustained non-life-threatening injuries, received hospital evaluation, and has since been released.
Damage Assessment
- 4 apartments sustained fire damage
- 3 units were vacant at the time
- 1 occupied unit displaced two tenants
Firefighters declared the incident under control at 2:26 a.m.-roughly two hours after the first 911 call.
Displacement and Recovery
Apartment management acted swiftly, arranging on-site accommodations so the two affected residents had a place to stay without leaving the complex.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Key Takeaways
- Rapid response limited the blaze to one building wing
- Injured firefighter already released from hospital care
- On-site relocation spared displaced tenants further disruption
- Investigators have not yet determined what sparked the flames
