UPDATE:
Keith Jonathan at City of Eau Claire Housing Authority says it is taking a look at the property with an insurance assessor to go over the damage. The city’s insurance will cover the renovations to the property. The tenants who live on the other side of the duplex may be able to move in again in the next few days, because there was not any major damage. Keith says it’s probably just some smoke infiltration that will need to be cleaned. In the meantime, the Hmong Assistance Association is helping the family in whose apartment the fire started to find temporary housing. No word yet if they will return to the same apartment or not in the future.

There’s still no cause determined.
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ORIGINAL STORY:

A fire broke out around 4:30pm at a duplex home in Eau Claire. The Eau Claire Fire Department says they were called to the scene of the fire at 3213 Runway Avenue. That's on Eau Claire's north side near the airport. Firefighters say the home is owned by the Eau Claire Housing Authority.

Firefighters say the people who live there were home at the time but got out safely. The Red Cross is helping with shelter and food for the families displaced.

The department says damage is estimated at $100,000 and the fire is still under investigation.