By Associated Press - Thursday, June 21, 2018

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Authorities say four people suffered minor injuries in a fire at a Cedar Rapids apartment complex.

Firetrucks were dispatched around 5:25 p.m. Wednesday to the 12-unit complex. The Cedar Rapids Fire Department says firefighters used a ladder to rescue one person. The fire was brought under control within 10 minutes of firefighters’ arrival.

The department says two of the injured were sent to a hospital and two declined hospitalization.



The fire cause is being investigated.

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