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3 Adults, 5 Children Displaced After Apartment Fire in Hartford

NBC Connecticut

Two families are displaced after a fire at an apartment complex in Hartford on Sunday morning.

Firefighters were called to an apartment complex on Farmington Avenue around 12:30 a.m. for a report of a fire.

Officers from Hartford Police were in the area performing a detail and called it in.

When crews arrived, they said they found fire in the stairwell between floors two and three.

The fire was quickly knocked down and the area was overhauled.

Investigators said the fire was contained to that area and was placed under control.

According to fire officials, two apartments have been deemed uninhabitable at this time. Three adults and five children are currently displaced.

The Red Cross is assisting the families.

No injuries were reported.

There's no word on what started the fire.

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