Dozens of people have been displaced after a fire struck a building at an apartment complex in Atlanta. The Wednesday morning fire at the Majestic Park Apartments on Delowe Drive sent residents scrambling for their lives and stranded in the cold.
"So they were beating on the door saying there was a fire," said resident Alexander Nelson.
Atlanta firefighters were called to Building W at the complex just before 6:30 a.m. Laura Alexander with the Atlanta Fire Department says when units arrived on the scene, heavy smoke and fire were seen on the second floor.
"The people who had the fire, they were already moving, taking their TVs out and everything," said nelson.
Alexander says efforts to put out the fire were delayed because no water was available at the first hydrant they tried to use. Once they were able to get water, crews got the fire under control.
"I lost everything today, man. I ain't got nothing, no work clothes. My ID, my credit and debit cards, everything is gone," said one resident.
Authorities say six units were destroyed, and another heavily damaged. They say between 20 and 25 people were displaced. A MARTA bus offered shelter while Red Cross volunteers helped victims begin the ordeal of rebuilding their lives.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 1:47 PM EDT2013-05-22 17:47:40 GMT
The National Weather Service has extended a tornado warning for northwestern Sullivan County in central New York. The warning is in effect until 2:15 p.m.
The National Weather Service has extended a tornado warning for northwestern Sullivan County in central New York. The warning is in effect until 2:15 p.m. Anyone in the path of the tornado, seek shelter in a basement or an interior room away from windows.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 1:00 PM EDT2013-05-22 17:00:29 GMT
An emotional funeral service has been held for a Hofstra University student who was accidentally shot by police.
An emotional funeral service has been held for a Hofstra University student who was accidentally shot by police. Andrea Rebello's family followed the pastor Wednesday as he led her white cloth-draped coffin to the altar at St. Teresa of Avila Church in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:55 PM EDT2013-05-22 16:55:01 GMT
Jersey shore town is celebrating a milestone as it rebuilds from Superstorm Sandy. Belmar officials will reopen their 1.3-mile boardwalk that was destroyed by the October storm.
Jersey shore town is celebrating a milestone as it rebuilds from Superstorm Sandy. Belmar officials will reopen their 1.3-mile boardwalk that was destroyed by the October storm.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:27 PM EDT2013-05-22 16:27:26 GMT
Black and Hispanic men are more likely to be stopped in the Bronx and Brooklyn than other boroughs, according to an analysis of police street stop data released Wednesday by the New York Civil Liberties Union.
Black and Hispanic men are more likely to be stopped in the Bronx and Brooklyn than other boroughs, according to an analysis of police street stop data released Wednesday by the New York Civil Liberties Union.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:10 PM EDT2013-05-22 16:10:42 GMT
The NYPD arrested a suspect in the latest anti-gay attack in the city, said police.
The NYPD arrested a suspect in the latest anti-gay attack in the city, said police. The incident Monday night involved two men, who police say, had met at the Bowery Mission and went out drinking together in the East Village. Roman Gornell, 39, was arrested on Wednesday.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 8:23 AM EDT2013-05-22 12:23:21 GMT
Ex-congressman Anthony Weiner whose career imploded after raunchy tweets said in a YouTube video announcement that he's in the New York City mayoral race.
Ex-congressman Anthony Weiner whose career imploded after raunchy tweets said in a YouTube video announcement that he's in the New York City mayoral race. A poll released Wednesday placed Weiner in second place behind City Council Speaker Christine Quinn in a Democratic primary.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 8:10 AM EDT2013-05-22 12:10:21 GMT
Commuter rail service from Connecticut to New York City, along with Amtrak service between Boston and New York, was back on schedule Wednesday morning on one of the nation's oldest and most heavily traveled railways.
Commuter rail service from Connecticut to New York City, along with Amtrak service between Boston and New York, was back on schedule Wednesday morning on one of the nation's oldest and most heavily traveled railways.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 7:42 AM EDT2013-05-22 11:42:24 GMT
The National Weather Service is looking into whether a tornado touched down in a rural eastern New York county during a series of severe thunderstorms that rumbled across the upstate region.
The National Weather Service is looking into whether a tornado touched down in a rural eastern New York county during a series of severe thunderstorms that rumbled across the upstate region.
Atlanta fire crews at the scene of the apartment fire. (Photo: Portia Bruner/myfoxatlanta)
Atlanta fire crews at the scene of the apartment fire. (Photo: Portia Bruner/myfoxatlanta)
A MARTA bus and the Red Cross help displaced residents find temporary shelter after the fire. (Photo: Portia Bruner/myfoxatlanta)
