A fire that started early Wednesday morning has left 8 Temple families without a home just days before Christmas.

The Greenbrier Park Apartments at S. 13th Street in Temple reported smoke and fire around 2am Wednesday morning. Temple fire and rescue arrived to flames coming out of the building.

KWTX reports that Firefighters had the fire under control quickly, and are still checking other units to see if additional apartments had been damaged. Temple Red Cross set up nearby at Temple Summit Fitness to assist residents who lost their homes.

None of the residents living at Greenbrier Apartments suffered injuries during the fire.

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