WILLISTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Residents at a Williston senior housing complex were evacuated due to a dumpster fire on Thursday night.

Fire officials say they responded to calls from the Eagle Crest apartments around 9:45 p.m.

When they arrived, they found a dumpster on fire in a parking garage.

Crews from Essex Junction and South Burlington helped evacuate residents, with smoke filling three levels of the complex.

Some residents with special needs were sheltered in place.

The fire is out, but there’s no word yet on damage to the building.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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