WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A mother and her two children were injured this weekend while escaping an apartment fire in West Des Moines, officials there said.
Firefighters were called just before 2:30 a.m. Sunday to the West Glen Apartment complex, television station WOI reported. Arriving firefighters saw smoke coming from the building and called for a second alarm, and police arrived to help evacuate the building.
Officials said a mother and her two children were taken to a hospital with minor injuries after escaping through a third-story window.
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Fire crews quickly brought the fire under control. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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