2 injured in apartment fire at 17th and Broadway

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Firefighters used a ladder to rescue a woman froma third floor apartment. (Source: Lee... — Firefighters used a ladder to rescue a woman froma third floor apartment. (Source: Lee Holeman, WAVE 3 News)

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - Two people are being treated after they were rescued during an apartment fire in the Russell neighborhood.

Firefighters were called to the 1700 block of W. Broadway at 7:09 a.m. after a resident discovered fire in a closet. When the first crews arrived four minutes later, Lt. Col. Carroll Haueter, a Louisville Fire and Rescue assistant chief, heavy smoke was coming from the first floor of the building.

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According to Haueter, a resident was awakened by a cracking sound and found the fire in the closet while looking for the source of the noise.

Haueter said the three-story building was divided into six apartments, housing a total of seven people. Five residents were home at the time. Firefighters rescued a woman from a third floor apartment and a man from a second floor roof in the rear of the building. Both were taken to University of Louisville Hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Metro Arson Bureau.