Fire on ninth floor of west tower of Lafayette Towers in Detroit, residents evacuated

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Fire burns inside apartment at Lafayette Towers

A fire on the ninth floor of Lafayette Towers in Detroit caused evacuations Wednesday morning. Resident James Hainstock captured video of the flames.

The Detroit Fire Department was working through the rain Wednesday morning to put out a fire inside the west tower of Lafayette Towers apartments.

The call for the fire came in around 9 a.m. at the Lafayette Towers and appears to be on the ninth floor of the west tour. Residents were evacuated and it's unknown if there are any injuries. 

The 22-story building is at 1301 Orleans Street in Detroit.

FOX 2 has a news crew at the apartments and we'll update this story with more information as we get it.

Detroit firefighters responded to a fire on the 9th floor of the Lafayette Towers on Wednesday.