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Reserve at LaVista Walk fire lawsuits settle for $8.45 million

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:35:00 -0400

ATLANTA — The owners and managers of a northeast Atlanta apartment complex destroyed by fire in late 2023 have agreed to pay $8.45 million to settle lawsuits brought by affected tenants and businesses, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

More than 280 people were living at the Reserve at LaVista Walk on Lavista Road when the Nov. 10, 2023, fire gutted the complex. More than 80 firefighters responded. Investigators later linked the blaze to fireworks on the roof.

Three rescued as two-alarm fire destroys apartments in southwest Atlanta

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 05:55:00 -0400

Atlanta Fire Rescue crews rescued three people from a burning apartment building in southwest Atlanta on Saturday evening as a fast-moving fire destroyed multiple units and forced families from their homes.

Emergency crews were dispatched shortly after 6:30 p.m. to the 3000 block of Landrum Drive SW, near Childress Drive, at the Woodlands at Cascade Apartments. Atlanta fire officials said flames began in a first-floor hallway of building 25 before extending to the second floor.