9 injured after high-rise apartment fire in Cincinnati

Seven people have been taken to the hospital and two firefighters were injured after an overnight fire at a Cincinnati apartment.

Cincinnati Fire and EMS were called to a 3-alarm fire at the Hammond North Apartments on Hamilton Avenue in College Hill after 3:00 a.m., according to the Cincinnati Fire Department’s Twitter page.

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Fire officials report seven people were taken to a hospital in Cincinnati, and two firefighters were treated for minor injuries at the scene.

Photos from the scene show fire crews working inside the scorched building.

Just before 5:00 a.m., the fire department said they were working to remove smoke from the building.

Further information has not been made available at this time.

We will update this story once we learn more information.