SOMERVILLE, Mass.- One person was injured after an early morning fire at a three-story apartment building in Somerville on Tuesday.
The fire was reported at 2:57 a.m. Sept. 8 at 37 Dartmouth St. The building has five residential units, according to the Somerville Fire Department.
When firefighters arrived, they found a fire in a first-floor apartment. Flames were coming through a window and had spread along the outside of the building to the second floor.
A person from the first-floor apartment had jumped from a window before firefighters arrived. The person was taken to a hospital with injuries believed to be non-life-threatening.
Firefighters also heard someone calling for help and helped a second-floor resident out of the building through heavy smoke. Two cats were also found and brought to safety.
Everyone living in the building was displaced after the fire. The Red Cross and Somerville city services are assisting the residents.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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