Central Fresno apartment fire displaces 8 people

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Eight people are displaced after a large apartment fire in Central Fresno. It broke out around 6 p.m. Sunday near Fruit and Clinton avenues.

Firefighters say it started as a grease fire in the kitchen of one unit and quickly spread to an attic connected to three apartments. All of the tenants got out safely.

Five adults and three children are now getting help from the American Red Cross.