No injuries, some residents displaced after south Charlotte apartment fire

Observer staff reports

Posted: Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013

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Charlotte Firefighters respond to a two alarm Structure Fire at the Reafield Village apartments in Southeast Charlotte at 6401 Reafield Drive Wednesday evening, Feb. 13, 2013. Forty four Firefighters were summoned to knockdown and control the fire in 18 minutes. Several occupants were displaced but there were no injuries reported. Davie Hinshaw - dhinshaw@charlotteobserver.com

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Charlotte Firefighters respond to a two alarm Structure Fire at the Reafield Village apartments in Southeast Charlotte at 6401 Reafield Drive Wednesday evening, Feb. 13, 2013. Forty four Firefighters were summoned to knockdown and control the fire in 18 minutes. Several occupants were displaced but there were no injuries reported. Davie Hinshaw - dhinshaw@charlotteobserver.com

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Charlotte Firefighters respond to a two alarm Structure Fire at the Reafield Village apartments in Southeast Charlotte at 6401 Reafield Drive Wednesday evening, Feb. 13, 2013. Forty four Firefighters were summoned to knockdown and control the fire in 18 minutes. Several occupants were displaced but there were no injuries reported. Davie Hinshaw - dhinshaw@charlotteobserver.com

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Charlotte Firefighters respond to a two alarm Structure Fire at the Reafield Village apartments in Southeast Charlotte at 6401 Reafield Drive Wednesday evening, Feb. 13, 2013. Forty four Firefighters were summoned to knockdown and control the fire in 18 minutes. Several occupants were displaced but there were no injuries reported. Davie Hinshaw - dhinshaw@charlotteobserver.com

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Charlotte Firefighters respond to a two alarm Structure Fire at the Reafield Village apartments in Southeast Charlotte at 6401 Reafield Drive Wednesday evening, Feb. 13, 2013. Forty four Firefighters were summoned to knockdown and control the fire in 18 minutes. Several occupants were displaced but there were no injuries reported. Davie Hinshaw - dhinshaw@charlotteobserver.com

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6401 Reafield Drive, Charlotte, NC 28226

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A fire at the Reafield Village apartment complex in southeast Charlotte left no injuries but left some residents without a place to stay Wednesday night.

Emergency crews responded to the fire just before 7 p.m. They arrived to find heavy smoke and fire engulfing part of the complex in the 6400 block of Raefield Drive.

It took 44 firefighters to put out the flames in 18 minutes, according to Charlotte Fire Department officials.

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