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2 displaced after fire at Lexington duplex, Lexington Fire Department says

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Two people have been displaced after a fire at a duplex in the 500 block of Anniston Drive on Wednesday, the Lexington Fire Department reports.

The fire department states they were dispatched to the fire at 6:41 p.m., and upon arrival, they saw heavy smoke and flames.

LFD says that the duplex suffered heavy damage to the right side, where two people were living, but the left side, where another family was living, was not damaged. The family was not home at the time. The two people who were displaced do have a place to stay, the fire department reported.

The fire department also says that there were no injuries and firefighters were able to extinguish the fire quickly.

A fire investigator is working to determine the origin and cause of the fire.