Fire chief: Apex townhome blaze was accidental

Flames spread through a building in the Bradley Terrace subdivision off Tingen Road Thursday afternoon, damaging three units. Three others also sustained water and smoke damage.

A local chapter of the American Red Cross is assisting residents, some of whom said they do not have renter's insurance.

"You start noticing people that are in new-home building start to get into the restoration business," said Brian Charlebois with Cary Reconstruction. "You see them pop up at fires while you're there."