SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. (AP) - One person has been seriously injured in a fire at a Scottsbluff apartment building.
Fire officials say the fire was reported just before 1 a.m. Wednesday, with reports of a person trapped inside. Firefighters who arrived on the scene found flames coming from the first floor.
Scottsbluff police went door-to-door to evacuate all of the residents. One resident suffered burns and smoke inhalation and was taken by ambulance to a Scottsbluff hospital, and then flown to a burn center in Greeley, Colorado.
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Five other residents were displaced by the fire and are receiving help from Firefighter Ministries and American Red Cross.
An investigation found that a faulty electrical connection started the fire. The building sustained about $20,000 in damage.
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