PHOTOS: A fire inside an assisted-living  on 7th Street prompted the evacuation of about 100 residents, as first reported on our News Alerts (@lakewoodscoop).

A General Alarm was hit out for the building shortly before 6 PM after police received reports of a fire inside the building. The building was evacuated.

Dozens of emergency personnel from LFD, EMS, LFA and Hatzolah responded to the scene.

The fire however was out upon the arrival of the first apparatus, officials say.

Scene commanders were about to find shelter for the residents due to the extreme weather, but they were allowed back into the building a short time later.

Police tell TLS the cause of the fire may have been a cigarette butt, though it has not yet been confirmed by the Fire Marshals investigating the incident. [TLS]