Five people rescued from Fergus Falls apartment fire

Photo by: Fergus Falls Fire Department - Facebook
Photo by: Fergus Falls Fire Department - Facebook

(Fergus Falls, MN) -- Fire officials say five people have been rescued from a blaze at an apartment in Fergus Falls.  

The blaze broke out Wednesday afternoon at apartments in the 15-hundred block of College Way. Firefighters used a ladder to rescue one tenant and also helped four other people out of the building. Three people were taken to the hospital, but their conditions are not known.  

The cause of the fire is under investigation.