Firefighters were busy last night fighting a 3-alarm fire in the Chesterfield Square Apartment Complex.

The fire, reported at 8:55 p.m., was declared under control shortly before midnight, but not before it severely damaged two of the three wings of the brick-and-tan-siding complex at 1017 Hioaks Road.

This morning, fire investigators began entering the damaged areas of the complex, Richmond fire Lt. Shawn L. Jones said. No cause for the fire was immediately apparent, he said.

Numerous vehicles, ranging from a GRTC Transit System bus to a security van, were used to transport the 96 evacuees to CJW Medical Center.

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