BUFFALO, N.Y. — The American Red Cross is assisting 11 people following a two-alarm fire Friday afternoon in the City of Buffalo.
Buffalo firefighters were called to a multi-unit apartment complex at 69 Ashland Avenue just before 1 p.m. Fire officials say the fire started outside the building and spread inside.
Of the nine apartments, only one person was found in the building and was rescued from a unit on the upper floor. A City of Buffalo spokesperson says the man who was rescued was taken to the VA Hospital to be checked out for smoke inhalation.
Damage to the building is estimated at $230,000.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.