CLEVELAND — North Olmsted police asked drivers to avoid the area around Brookpark Road and Great Northern Boulevard Sunday afternoon as crews responded to a fire at a high-rise apartment complex that displaced dozens of families from their homes.

According to a Facebook post from the North Olmsted Police Department just before 2:30 p.m., the eastbound lanes of Brookpark Road were shut down at Great Northern Boulevard around the Westbury Apartments, located at 25151 Brookpark Road.

Fire officials say the fire broke out around 1:45 p.m. on the fifth floor of the building. Six people were checked out for injuries at the scene, with three people — two residents and a North Olmsted police officer — taken to a hospital for further evaluations. Their injuries are not believed to be life-thre

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