SEATTLE --
A firefighter was injured while fighting a fire that broke out in an International District restaurant early Tuesday.
The fire started in the V Garden Seafood Restaurant in the bottom of a 12-story apartment building.
Crews went to the building at Fourth and Main streets at about 4 a.m. and quickly knocked down the flames, but smoke quickly filled the Downtowner apartment building and forced the evacuation of dozens of residents.
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The residents, many of whom were in robes and nightclothes, were provided with a Metro bus so they could stay warm while the fire crews doused the flames.
A firefighter was taken to Harborview Medical Center after injuring his knee. He's expected to be OK.
Officials said the fire was contained to the restaurant's kitchen.
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