A TWO-ALARM FIRE IN NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE TUESDAY PUT A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE STREET. THOSE DISPLACED AT THE SOLAR VILLA APARTMENT COMPLEX IN THE 11-HUNDRED BLOCK OF TEXAS NEAR WYOMING MADE DOZENS WERE ELDERLY AND DISABLED RESIDENTS. ASIDE FROM ONE PERSON SUFFERING SMOKE INHALATION, THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
THE AMERICAN RED CROSS HAS OPENED A SHELTER AT HAYES MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR THE 65 RESIDENTS AND THEIR 20 PETS. IN ADDITION TO GIVING THEM A SAFE PLACE TO SLEEP, THE RED CROSS IS ALSO PROVIDING FOOD, WATER AND SNACKS.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A RESIDENT LEAVING A LIT CIGARETTE NEXT TO CLOTHING.
