About 40 elderly residents were evacuated in an apartment building fire in St. Albans, Vermont.
Fire crews responded to a hallway entrance fire at about 11:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Lake Street Housing building. WCAX-TV reports it was put out quickly, but residents were evacuated to the nearby Holy Angels Parish Center.
Chief Joe Beaudry said there was a lot of smoke in the building, which could have caused medical problems.
Apartments on the third, fourth and fifth floors were not evacuated, but all residents were checked to make sure they were safe.
Fire officials are investigating.
Note: Information for this report came from WCAX-TV