Carriage House Apartments in Crisis Again | Richmond News

Richmond News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 20, 2026 · 1m

Another disaster at the Carriage House apartments in Petersburg—this time a kitchen fire triggered sprinklers, flooding six units and displacing five occupied households. Residents, already displaced just months ago after the building was deemed uninhabitable, are now staying in hotels while repairs unfold. One resident raced to warn neighbors as water poured through ceilings, while city buses and Red Cross aid rolled in. Local officials are alarmed by the repeated crises at this specific property, with property managers scrambling to house everyone—but no return date is set, and the fire’s…