Firefighters battled an NW 16^th Street apartment fire and an NW 18^th Place residential home fire on Thursday evening.

According to a Gainesville Fire Rescue (GFR) release, the first fire broke out at 5:54 p.m. at 300 NW 16^th St. in a second-floor apartment. Firefighters accessed the apartment and evacuated all occupants before extinguishing the blaze within 10 minutes of arrival.

The second fire occurred at 4410 NW 18^th Place in the Suburban Heights neighborhood. Fire crews were dispatched at 10:50 p.m. and, upon arrival, found a significant fire load at the residential home.

Firefighters searched for victims while applying water to the blaze. A total of 18 firefighters responded to extinguish the fire.

According to the release, no firefighters or civilians were injured in either fire.