Fire damages Apex townhomes

Authorities said the fire was reported around 2:30 p.m. at a residence at 118 Anterbury Drive in the Bradley Terrace subdivision off Tingen Road.

Apex Fire Chief Mark Haraway said the fire was contained to one building containing six units. Three were heavily damaged by the fire, and three others sustained damage from water and smoke. Firefighters left the scene by 10:30 p.m.

Firefighters rescued a dog from one of the units after they heard him barking in his crate.

There were no injuries.

Haraway said the cause could be carelessly discarded smoking materials, like a cigarette or match. The investigation is focused on the back porch area of the residence.

A local chapter of the American Red Cross was assisting the residents displaced by the fire.

She moved into her home May 1 and had just gotten her bed into the townhome.