A two-story apartment building in Waco was damaged Wednesday morning by a fire.

Neighbors reported the fire after 11 a.m. at 1621 Herring Avenue, warning authorities of smoke and flames coming from the kitchen. They were also successful in alerting the upstairs tenet, allowing him to escape without injury. The downstairs tenets were not home at the outbreak of the fire.

In the interim of finding a new place to live, the American Red Cross’s Heart of Texas chapter arrived Wednesday afternoon, providing the seven displaced people with food, clothing, and temporary shelter at a hotel. Two families lived in the building.

According to investigators, the fire broke out after a space heater malfunctioned while being used to dry some clothes.

While it is fortunate that no one was reported as injured, this fire cost the families great material losses, and potentially could have led to greater disaster. If you or someone you love has been injured in a fire or have seen undue damages done to your property, you may be eligible for legal compensation. Contact the Waco fire injury lawyers of the Law Offices of Vic Feazell, P.C., by calling 877-948-4842, and let them help you with your claim today.