Multiple apartment units went up in flames at the Woodland Hills apartment complex in Pittsburg early Sunday morning.
The fire quickly spread to the second-floor apartment and to the neighboring building. The Contra Costa County Fire Department confirmed 16 units were damaged by fire or water, including four that were completely destroyed.
Jordan Williams says she believes the fire started on her stove.
“I tried to make something to eat and dozed off right then and there. And when I woke up, the whole living room and kitchen area was on fire,” said Williams.
She said her friends, who were staying over, pulled her out of the burning apartment. She said it was chaos as people were running, trying to get out and yelling to wake others up.
Neighbor Latasha Wade was thankful her daughter woke her up.
“It took a minute to come to, and then I smelled the …