Fire across the street from Southridge Elementary School in College Heights

PRINCE GEORGE — Prince George Fire Rescue were dispatched to a fire at Southridge Estates, a condo complex across the street from Southridge Elementary School in College Heights this afternoon.

It broke out at approximately 4:40 p.m. with 20 firefighters attending the scene. The condos are located on the 7200 block of Southridge Avenue.

Assistant Fire Chief Dan Pears says crews arrived to find heavy smoke coming from a condo unit at the rear of the building and extending into a second unit and the roof structure.