Eleven people escaped this morning when fire hit an apartment house at Lake and Phelps Avenues. Three were taken to the hospital and treated for smoke inhalation.
Rochester firefighters and police were called out a little after 8:30 this morning for a 911 call about a fire and a person with a gun. Police found and arrested the person who was armed. They haven’t said if that person had anything to do with the fire.
The Red Cross is assisting the displaced residents with alternate housing.