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Dozens of firefighters battle apartment fire for hours in East Dallas, officials say

More than 65 firefighters were called to the Halston Apartments in response to a third-alarm fire.

Updated at 5:45 a.m. Monday with additional information from the scene.

Firefighters battled a 3-alarm apartment fire Sunday evening for more than five hours, according to Dallas Fire-Rescue.

Officials with the department say all of the residents in the building were able to escape.

Firefighters were called around 7 p.m. in response to a fire in a third-floor unit at the Halston Apartments at 8850 Ferguson Road, officials said.

When firefighters arrived, they reported seeing heavy fire coming from the third-floor apartment and out of the roof. The incident escalated quickly, and all firefighters were pulled from inside of the building.

One woman was taken to a hospital for smoke inhalation, crews at the scene said.

Firefighters shifted to a defensive position as more crews arrived at the scene.

Officials said more than 65 firefighters and two dozen heavy apparatuses like ladder trucks were called to the scene to get the fire under control.

Fire at Halston Apartments 8850 Furgeson Rd building 3

Posted by Jeffrey Ayala on Sunday, June 21, 2020

The cause of the fire has not been determined. There were a total of 42 units in the building, and crews are unsure how many people were displaced by the fire. The Red Cross is helping those who have been displaced, officials said. 

Fire at Halston Apartments, Part Three 8850 Furgeson Rd building 3

Posted by Jeffrey Ayala on Sunday, June 21, 2020

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