Greenspoint-area residents displaced by fire

Residents of the complex at Plaza Verde Drive and Greens Crossing Boulevard have lost their home following a fire. Residents of the complex at Plaza Verde Drive and Greens Crossing Boulevard have lost their home following a fire. Photo: Metro Video Photo: Metro Video Image 1 of / 5 Caption Close Greenspoint-area residents displaced by fire 1 / 5 Back to Gallery

Jets of water from ladders several stories high worked to extinguish a three-alarm fire at an eight-unit apartment building in the Greenspoint area Sunday night.

A 10-year-old boy jumped from a second-floor window from the complex at Plaza Verde Drive and Greens Crossing Boulevard. He was taken to the hospital in stable condition for evaluation, said Deputy Chief John Douglas.

The blaze was called in at about 7:45 p.m. Responders had contained the fire, which spread between units through a common attic, by 9 p.m.

The building suffered heavy damage, he said. Nearby buildings had heat damage but residents of those units should be able to return to their homes, Douglas said.

Red Cross will assist displaced residents. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear but arson investigators were on the scene.