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Lebanon Fire District rescues two occupants from a second story apartment fire.
Around 2:19 am this morning, the Lebanon Fire District responded to the report of a small fire at 2051 S. 2nd St. Upon arrival, the first engine reported a two story apartment fire with occupants hanging out of multiple second story windows. That engine immediately initiated rescue operations. With the help of the Lebanon Police Department the engine crew was able to rescue two occupants from two different second story windows. Another occupant jumped from a second story window prior to the rescue operations. Two people were transported to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
The incident commander called for a second alarm and received mutual aid from the Albany Fire Department and the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District. It took firefighters approximately two and a half hours to control the blaze. No firefighters were injured during the operations.
The apartment building contained five units, four of which were occupied at the time of the fire.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.