LAUDERHILL, FLA. (WSVN) - A firefighter is recovering in the hospital from injuries he suffered battling a fire at a Lauderhill apartment complex.

It happened along Northwest 42nd Avenue and 19th Street, late Tuesday afternoon.

The fire left eight units uninhabitable.

The Red Cross will be helping nine displaced residents.

It’s not clear how the fire started.

The firefighter sustained minor injuires.

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