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Two children and three adults were displaced after an apartment fire in Decatur on Wednesday.

Decatur Fire Department responded to a residential fire late Wednesday night.

Seven residents were displaced and two animals died after a New Years Eve Decatur apartment fire caused by an overloaded electrical circuit.

Police on Monday confirmed that the shooting of a 14-year-old Decatur boy appeared to be accidental, but said charges could be filed at a later time.

Initial reports said the wound was non-life-threatening and the result of an accident.

Initial reports said the wound was non-life-threatening and the result of an accident.

Fire crews arrived to find heavy smoke and fire pouring from a house on North Charles Street.

Decatur Fire Battalion Chief Neil Elder said four or five people were taken from the scene in ambulances, but injuries were minor.

This is a developing story that will be updated.

Police recover bullet fragment from shot main.