A car crash in midtown led to a nearby apartment complex catching fire, Thursday morning. Around 5:30am, the community at the Desert Courtyard apartments was startled away by a loud boom. Uzma Rauf and her son Atta ran outside when they heard the sound.
"I ran without my shoes outside," Uzma said.
Tucson Police responded to reports of a car crash into a pole at around 5:30 a.m., in the 1400 block of North Alvernon Way, according to a news release from TPD.
The impact of the crash caused power lines overhead to spark a fire at the apartments, TFD said. First responders evacuated the building, the news release said. Atta was one of the first people to help battle the flames.
"It was really scary there was just a lot of smoke out there,” Atta said.
An adult woman who was in the vehicle was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, the news release said. Tucson Fire put out the blaze.
For the Rauf's, their apartment is completely damaged and Code Enforcement put an "unsafe to enter" notice on the door. The Red Cross came to the apartment complex today with food and gave residents some money for other accommodations.
"It’s a really bad time right now like my mom only has one job," Atta said. “We’re going to try and ask the apartment complex for another accommodation.”
The investigation is ongoing.
