Mother and toddler rushed to hospital after fire at Danvers apartment building

DANVERS, MASS. (WHDH) - A mother and her young child were rushed to a hospital after a fire at an apartment building in Danvers Wednesday.

The town’s fire chief told 7NEWS the pair were taken to the hospital for possible smoke inhalation after crews were called to the scene on River Drive Wednesday night.

Firefighters didn’t see fire coming out of the building when they arrived at the scene, the chief said. Instead, once crews were in the building, the chief said a neighbor told them the fire was in an apartment toward the back of the structure.

Firefighters had to rush in to save the pair when a neighbor says the mother collapsed right outside the door, likely from smoke inhalation.

The chief said firefighters were able to rescue the mother and her child, estimated to be around two years old, and get them into an ambulance to be taken to the hospital.

At last check, the chief said, the pair were in stable condition and expected to be okay.

While the chief said the fire may have started in a kitchen area, the fire remains under investigation.

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