A fire in the 400 block of Hyacinth Drive sent three patients, including two adults and one child, to the hospital this morning. The fire was reported shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday by an Escambia County Sheriff's deputy who was responding an incident in the area and spotted the fire at the Stoddert Place Apartment complex.
The affected apartment was occupied by two adults and four children, all of whom were sleeping upstairs. The fire is believed to have begun downstairs. The cause is being investigated.
Escambia County Fire Rescue was able to extinguish the fire, which was confined to one apartment in the 8-unit complex. Engine 14 from Pleasant Grove was the first unit on scene, arriving within seven minutes. Approximately 20 units responded to the incident including Escambia County Fire Rescue, Escambia County Emergency Medical Services, Navy Fire and Baldwin County Emergency Medical Services.
The Red Cross was called in to assist 19 residents displaced by the fire. The State Fire Marshal has been called in to investigate.
