Modesto apartment fire displaces 29 residents and kills a cat

Modesto apartment fire displaces 29 residents and kills a cat

A fire at a Modesto apartment complex displaced 29 residents, caused significant property damage and left a cat dead Sunday morning, officials said.

Three-Alarm Modesto Apartment Fire Displaces 29, Kills Family Cat

A first-floor apartment fire on the 2300 block of Oakdale Road in Modesto grew into a three-alarm blaze early Sunday morning, displacing 29 residents and killing a family's cat before firefighters could stop the flames from tearing through the walls and attic of the two-story building. No residents or firefighters were injured, but officials estimate the property loss at roughly $1 million. Emergency dispatch logs show crews were called to the c…