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Mother & child rescued from second story window in fire of Wayne Twp. apartment complex

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Wayne Township — Firefighters were able to rescue a woman child after a fire broke out in an apartment complex early Wednesday morning.

Crews responded to the apartment in the 1200 block of N. Mickley Avenue for a report of a fire with people trapped in the building. When they arrived they found the woman and her 10-year-old child at a second floor window trying to escape. Firefighters used a ladder to rescue both the mother and child.

The mother was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries. The child was treated on the scene and released.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.