MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — Around a dozen people were displaced after a second-alarm fire burned through several units at an apartment complex in Middletown on Saturday morning.
Firefighters responded to Hunters Crossing off of West Lake Drive in the Westfield section of the city just before 9 a.m.
The fire was quickly put under control, firefighters said. There is extensive damage to at least two units of the three-story building, including to the back porch balconies.
One person was injured, and two people had to be rescued from the second-floor balcony, Westfield fire lieutenant James Figueroa told FOX61.
There were nine families who were displaced by the fire; 12 adults and one child, according to the Westfield Fire Department.
Several departments responded to assist, including Middletown, South Fire District, Middlefield, Cromwell, and East Berlin.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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