Fire at central Arkansas apartment complex claims life of 1 person

At least one person was killed in an apartment fire Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018, in the 200 block of East 5th Street in Lonoke, authorities said.
At least one person was killed in an apartment fire Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018, in the 200 block of East 5th Street in Lonoke, authorities said.

At least one person died in an apartment fire in central Arkansas early Saturday morning, authorities said.

Eight units of an apartment complex in the 200 block of East Fifth Street in Lonoke were considered a total loss, according to Dan Noble, a spokesman for the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management.

The department was notified of the blaze about 3:45 a.m., Noble said. Multiple people were reported injured and reportedly drove themselves to local hospitals.

The Lonoke Fire Department, Carlisle Fire Department and South Bend Fire Department worked to extinguish the blaze, according to Noble. The local Red Cross chapter also provided aid.

The cause of the fire was not known as of Saturday afternoon.

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A Lonoke County sheriff’s office investigator works Saturday at the scene of a fatal fire in the 200 block of East Fifth Street in Lonoke. More photos are available at arkansasonline.com/galleries.

Metro on 08/19/2018

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