A woman is in the hospital after a fire at her apartment building in Southeast D.C. Friday morning.
D.C. Fire and EMS said they got a call after 10:50 a.m. to go to the 2700 Block of Jasper Street for a report of a fire on the third floor of a three-story apartment building.
They put out the fire when they got there. The woman was taken to a hospital for evaluation.
Zackary Battle was near the Knox Hill Senior Apartments complex along Jasper Street Friday morning when he saw the smoke.
“I ain’t waste no time cuz I know there was people still in there,” Battle said. “I ran up to the third floor. I heard a guy … He said, ‘I need help. My wife is stuck.’ … So I went towards that direction and went into the apartment.”
Once inside, Battle was able to help get Arthur Dyson’s wife out.
NBC 4 reported the building’s other residents — many with health and mobility issues — were evacuated to a nearby police station.
Many were able to return by evening. The Red Cross is helping those with temporary housing needs due to the damage.
What caused the fire remains under investigation.
Below is a map of where the apartment fire took place:
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