Fire investigators in Universal City are trying to find the cause of a fire that damaged 11 apartments and left dozens of others without electricity, water and gas.

The fire broke out after 4 p.m. Sunday at the Falcon Ridge apartments on East Aviation Boulevard, not far from FM 78 and Pat Booker Road.

“They kept hammering on the door,” said Frank Pomroy, who lives in a building just behind the one that was burning. “I thought I was dreaming, you know? And then my apartment filled with smoke.”

Pomroy was just waking up from a nap at the time. He quickly tried to gather up his important paperwork, then headed for the door.

However, he soon realized he couldn’t leave. The flames and smoke forced him back into his home.

“There was no way I could come out the door,” Pomroy said. “Debris wa

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