Several people, including multiple children, have been hospitalized after a fire broke out in a northwest Atlanta apartment early Tuesday, according to officials.

Atlanta fire officials told Channel 2 Action News they believe the blaze started in a third-floor breezeway of the Magnolia Park Apartments off Carter Street about a block east from Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard in the Vine City neighborhood. The flames blocked several residents from evacuation.

Authorities did not immediately respond to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s request for information.

Those hospitalized were being treated for smoke inhalation or minor burns, Channel 2 reported.

Fire crews arrived just after 3:30 a.m. and had to use ladders to evacuate residents from their upper-floor apartments, according to the news

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