DE PERE (NBC 26) — The people living in a De Pere apartment unit that caught fire Thursday night are safe, but they're now staying with family because the damage was so severe.

Firefighters responded to the 2100 block of Ryan Road just before 9 p.m. Thursday for a reported fire alarm. The call was upgraded to a to a confirmed structure fire while firefighters were on the way.

Crews arrived and found a two-story, wood-frame, multi-unit family apartment building with no visible flames from the exterior.

However, firefighters quickly discovered smoke was coming from one of the units.

Inside, crews found flames on the kitchen stove, and it took them nearly 10 minutes to contain the flames and make sure people living there were safely evacuated.

Five engines, one ladder truck, one ambulanc

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