Several apartment residents are out of their homes, after fire broke out in a three-story building on Tuesday morning.

One resident had to be rescued from a second-floor balcony of the building on Tompkins Avenue in Madisonville. He was treated at the scene for minor smoke inhalation, but no one had to be taken to a hospital.

Firefighters said they had to knock a hole in the roof to get to the fire, which extended into the building's attic.

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