As many as eight people were hospitalized, including three in critical condition, from a fire in a two-story apartment complex in Alhambra Friday.
The fire was reported about 8:30 a.m. at 324 N. Electric Ave., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, which assisted Alhambra’s department.
Firefighters found multiple victims hanging from a second-story window when they arrived and immediately went into action, according to a statement by the Alhambra Fire Department.
The Alhambra Fire Department reported making seven rescues. ABC7 reported five children and three adults were hospitalized, including a good Samaritan and a family of seven, and that three were in critical condition.
The cause was under investigation, Alhambra fire said.