WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — DC firefighters rescued a woman early Sunday morning after a fire broke out at an apartment building in Southeast.
In a post on social media, just minutes before 2 a.m., the DC Fire and EMS Department said crews were dispatched to a box alarm in the 3400 block of Minnesota Ave.
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There, firefighters found heavy flames and black smoke coming from an apartment on the second floor of the building.
Pictures from the scene show damage from the fire. (DC Fire and EMS Department)
First responders rescued a woman from an apartment and used a ladder to bring her to safety…