A woman was rescued from the second floor of an apartment building during a fire in Aurora on New Year’s Day that left two units temporarily uninhabitable, according to the Aurora Fire Department.
On Jan. 1 at around 4:55 p.m., the fire department responded to a reported structure fire in the 300 block of Coventry Court on the city’s far East Side, according to a news release from the department.
Initial calls had indicated a stove fire, but additional callers reported visible smoke and an occupant possibly still inside an apartment, so the fire was upgraded to a second alarm while units were on their way.
Upon arrival, crews found smoke coming from the eaves of a two-story, eight-unit apartment building, the news release said.
A team found a woman trapped inside a second-floor apartment, so firefighters used a ladder to reach a window of the unit, made entry and carried her to safety, according to the fire department. Paramedics provided care at the scene and took her to a local hospital for further evaluation.
Crews encountered a frozen hydrant, the release said, but were able to establish an alternate water supply and extinguish the fire.
The fire was contained to the apartment it began in, but a neighboring unit sustained water damage, and both were deemed temporarily uninhabitable, the release said.
A dog from the apartment the fire occurred in was found unharmed and safely turned over to family members, officials said.
The fire’s cause remains under investigation, the fire department said.