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UPDATE: Four displaced by apartment fire

Posted at 5:57 AM, May 16, 2016
and last updated 2016-05-16 23:58:25-04
A two-story apartment building caught fire around 4:30 a.m Monday near Carey Avenue and Walnut Road.
 
"Somebody came knocking to our door. They're like, fire fire! We just, we didn't even get anything, We just ran outside and the smoke way already through the stairway," Angelica Roman said.
 
Four people have been displaced due to the flames. No injuries have been reported.
 
"I'm very thankful that more than anything that my kids are okay. My husband and I . . . I mean, everything else is material stuff," Roman said.
Firefighters are still investigating the cause of the fire.
 
The families are working with the Rod Cross right now. They are also working to setup GoFundMe accounts. As soon as they are up, we will provide the link.