EDMONDS — Two people were injured in an apartment fire Wednesday afternoon near Lake Ballinger, fire officials said.
Just after 12:40 p.m., nearly 50 firefighters from 13 fire stations responded to reports of flames at a four-unit building in the 7900 block of 236th Street SW, South County Fire spokesperson Leslie Hynes said.
Firefighters contained the flames to one unit, authorities said.
An ambulance transported one woman to Harborview Medical Center with serious injuries, Hynes said. A man suffering from smoke inhalation was transported to Swedish Edmonds.
The fire displaced at least nine residents, according to South County Fire.
Fire officials were investigating the cause of the fire Thursday.
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