Crews responded to Lincoln Avenue just before 11:20 a.m. Thursday and found the fire in a hallway on the third floor.

Cranston Chief of Staff Anthony Moretti said the city is awaiting a formal demolition permit, but the building is ultimately going to be removed.

Firefighters were called to report of a fire at the Presidential Place Apartments in Cranston on Thursday morning. The call came in around 11 a.m. at 70 Lincoln Avenue. According to the Cranston Fire Chief Robert Ryan,

Several fire departments are battling a fire at an apartment complex in Fairfield Thursday morning. The call about the fire came in before 8:30 a.m., according to the Fairfield Fire Department. One building was on fire at Serenity Apartments on Forest Drive which has 30-50 units.

Firefighters respond to a fire at an apartment complex on 70 Lincoln Avenue in Cranston. (WJAR) The Cranston Fire Department responded to 70 Lincoln Ave. at about 11:30 a.m. for a reported fire. The department says the fire was limited to the hallway and was extinguished. No apartments were damaged by the fire, the department said.