**Video Correction: The video states that the residents were evacuated, this was incorrect. Residents were sent to the lobby until the fire department allowed them to return to their apartment homes.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A total of 28 residents at an assisted living community in northeast Albuquerque were sent to their lobby following a small fire Friday night.
Crews were called to the home on Eubank near Academy after reports of a smell of smoke.
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Firefighters located a heat source in the attic space where they found charred wood and burnt insulation which was started by electrical wiring.
Officials said there was minimal damage to the building, and there were no injuries reported. Residents were able to return to their apartment homes once the fire department allowed.
