Two rescued from burning apartment building in Jefferson City

Firefighters rescued two people from a burning apartment building in Jefferson City early Thursday morning.

The fire happened in the 300 block of West Elm Street shortly before 2:30 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find the second story of the building on fire. One of the rescued persons was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries; the other got treatment at the scene.

A neighbor on the scene told ABC 17 News she and the others waited outside for about an hour and a half after evacuating. She also said everyone who made it out safely without being rescued did so because some neighbors were yelling and notifying others of the fire.

The fire caused damage to the second floor of the building; smoke damaged the second and third floors. The cause of the fire is under investigation.