5 Displaced After Overnight House Fire In St. Paul

ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) – Three adults and two children managed to get out safely after a house fire broke out in St. Paul early Saturday morning.

St. Paul fire officials responded to the scene on the 500 block of Lafond Avenue at about 2:45 a.m. Saturday. When they arrived, there was a fire on the second floor of the home. A 60-year-old female on the second floor had to be rescued from the home and was taken to the hospital.

Four other people inside the home at the time of the fire got on their own, authorities said. There is no update on the woman's condition at this time.

The American Red Cross is being called in to assist the fire victims, and authorities said the exact cause of the fire is under investigation.