The Brief

Dallas apartment residents have been displaced by a Saturday fire.

The fire began on the third floor and spread to the roof.

It was extinguished by dozens of firefighters after being declared two-alarm.

DALLAS - Residents of a Dallas apartment complex are displaced after a fire Saturday afternoon.

Gaston Ave. fire

What we know:

Dallas Fire Rescue units were dispatched to the apartments around 2:42 p.m. The incident happened in the 4500 block of Gaston Avenue.

When units arrived, they found fire coming from the third-floor balcony of a unit.

Gaston Ave. Dallas fire

They say the fire spread rapidly, and eventually fire began to spread to the roof. A second-alarm response was requested, and more firefighters were brought in to assist.

The fire was extinguished by 3:56 p

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