At least one person has been taken to the hospital after an apartment fire in South Toledo, authorities said.
The person appeared to suffer burns, firefighters on the scene said.
Pvt. Sterling Rahe, Toledo fire department spokesman, said the injuries were life threatening. The person was taken to Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center.
The blaze was reported about 5:55 p.m. in a third-floor apartment of the Commons at Garden Lake, 1065 Garden Lake Parkway.
The sprinkler system kept the fire in check, Private Rahe said.
The injured person’s name and condition were not immediately released.
Firefighters remained on scene to make sure the fire did not spread and to assess residents who had left their apartments.
The Commons at Garden Lake is a community for formerly homeless and disabled veterans made up of 75 units of furnished one-bedroom apartments, according to the website of National Church Residences, which operates the complex.
First Published April 16, 2019, 10:43 p.m.
