What are the next steps for the future of the downtown apartment complex that went up in flames just days before it was scheduled to welcome residents?
It’s now been over 24 hours since the fire started at the RISE Doro apartment complex and there’s still no word on what caused this fire. The 247-unit, $65 million project was nearly complete, now it’s unclear what a rebuilding process looks like.
The fire that destroyed the RISE Doro apartments in Downtown Jacksonville sparked just days before the final inspection that would have allowed the building’s sprinkler system to be activated.
Until the fire-gutted RISE Doro apartment building can be torn down, the surrounding streets, a nearby parking garage and several businesses will remain closed.
The clean-up of a toxic acid spill from a railcar from the weekend continued Monday on the Southside. Crews were seen Monday transferring the hydrochloric acid from the leaking car to another tanker.