Fire damages Jeffersontown apartments, 8 people displaced

Published: Mar. 8, 2016 at 8:47 AM EST|Updated: Mar. 15, 2016 at 7:47 AM EDT

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Part of an apartment complex was heavily damaged by fire early Tuesday morning.

Several departments were called to the 2900 block of Six Mile Lane at about 1:45 a.m. When they arrived, they found heavy fire and smoke coming from the second story of the building.

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Firefighters started working to put out the fire and went inside to look for people. During their search, the floor collapsed and the fire expanded.

Three apartments were damaged, two on the second floor and one below. Two people were living in one of the upstairs apartments, five people lived in the other. A woman lived in the downstairs unit.

No injuries were reported.

Investigators said the fire started in the bedroom of one of the upstairs apartments, but the cause has not been determined.

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