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1 Hospitalized In Wilmington Apartment Building Fire

WILMINGTON, Del., (CBS) – Crews battled a fire at a high-rise apartment building in Wilmington, Delaware.

Firefighters were dispatched at 7:06 p.m. Thursday to the 300 block of East 5th Street for a report of a building fire at the Compton Tower Apartments.

The fire was placed under control at 9:09 p.m.

Fire officials say a female occupant was taken to Wilmington Hospital for smoke inhalation.

The Wilmington Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause of the fire.

 

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