Des Moines police: 1 hospitalized in apartment building fire [Video]

DES MOINES, Iowa — One person is hospitalized following an early morning fire at a Des Moines apartment building, police said in a press release.

Des Moines police and fire department personnel responded to reports of smoke in the halls of an apartment building on Creston Avenue at approximately 12:35 a.m. Sunday.

When they arrived, first responders found heavy smoke in the building. A tenant told fire crews the source of the smoke was a first floor apartment.

Firefighters were able to evacuate the resident of that apartment, a 65-year-old man, via a bedroom window. The fire was successfully extinguished by fire crews.

Police say the 65-year-old man is currently hospitalized in “critical condition”. A pet was also transported to an emergency veterinary clinic for care.

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