{"id":1070644,"date":"2026-07-05T20:45:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T20:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1070644\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T20:45:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T20:45:21","slug":"fire-damages-12-units-at-birmingham-apartment-complex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1070644\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire damages 12 units at Birmingham apartment complex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wbrc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">WBRC<\/a>) &#8211; Crews responded to an apartment fire in Birmingham late Saturday night, July 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BhamFireRescue\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BhamFireRescue\/\"><b>Birmingham Fire &amp; Rescue<\/b><\/a> was called to a reported fire at an apartment building in the 600 block of Valley Crest Drive around 10:46 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Apartment fire in Birmingham on Valley Crest Drive\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/VTIT5MSUZNANNGPZ2GGFJOQHLM.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Apartment fire in Birmingham on Valley Crest Drive(WBRC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">When they arrived, heavy fire was reported in one of the buildings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Crews searched the scene and luckily no injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Apartment fire in Birmingham on Valley Crest Drive\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WMMSH75CKVBRBIRPUAOWLUY3KU.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Apartment fire in Birmingham on Valley Crest Drive(WBRC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">The fire was under control at 12:40 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Authorities said eight units in the building burned and twelve total units were impacted. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Apartment fire in Birmingham on Valley Crest Drive\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/RRFPHFZIOZAAXF5QMY2IB4OWJE.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Apartment fire in Birmingham on Valley Crest Drive(WBRC)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Get news alerts in the <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/wbrc-fox6-news\/id449660326\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple App Store<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.raycom.wbrc&amp;hl=en_US&amp;gl=US\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play Store<\/a> or subscribe to our email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbrc.com\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WBRC. 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