Five people lose home in Ballston Lake fire

Five people were displaced by a fire in the Northway Eleven Apartments in Ballston Lake.

Fire broke out just after 3:45 p.m. Monday on Aspenwood Lane. There was heavy fire coming from one of the units and a common attic, according to the Round Lake Fire Department. Firefighters mounted an interior attack, but withdrew after the roof began to fail. Four ladder trucks got the fire under control very quickly.

The American Red Cross is providing assistance to four adults and a 3-year-old child in four households.

Round Lake First Assistant Fire Chief Shaun Flynn said the cause is accidental, possibly linked to a heating pad on a mattress that ignited the bedding in one bedroom unit.