Courtesy D.C. Fire and EMS
Courtesy D.C. Fire and EMS
A man is in the hospital with critical injuries after an apartment caught fire in Northeast D.C. Monday morning.
Firefighters responded to the two-story apartment building in the 500 block of 59th Street at around 8 a.m. Monday.
The man was pulled from the first floor of the building. The fire department said the fire was contained to that floor.
A D.C. police officer was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Another officer and a woman were treated at the scene.
In addition, a dog was rescued from the flames and is expected to be alright, but three cats died in the fire.
It is not yet clear what caused the fire.
