By Associated Press - Wednesday, August 15, 2018

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Authorities say three people were taken to a hospital after a fire at an apartment building in Cedar Rapids.

Firetrucks were dispatched just after 2 a.m. Wednesday. The Cedar Rapids Fire Department says firefighters and police officers used ladders to help residents escape out a window on the third story.

Three residents were taken to a hospital. Their names haven’t been released.



The fire cause is being investigated.

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