NC Firefighters Rescue Five from Upper Floor at Apartment Fire



According to a report from WFMY, an apartment complex fire in High Point, North Carolina, off Copperstone Drive displaced at least 30 residents from at least nine units Monday night at around 10:30 p.m.

High Point Fire Department (HPFD) officials said firefighters rescued five people from upper-floor windows.  

Two rescued residents were transported to Wake Forest Baptist for serious but nonlife-threatening injuries, two others were sent to Cone Health for smoke inhalation, and one to a High Point hospital for minor injuries. They are all expected to recover. 

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Firefighters don’t know what caused the fire at this time. Officials said some of the units had heavy fire damage. 

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