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Man jumps from 2nd floor of Norfolk apartment building to escape fire

Posted at 1:15 PM, Jan 11, 2018
and last updated 2018-01-11 13:16:06-05

NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk Fire and Rescue responded to a call of an apartment fire in the 2800 block of Early Street on Monday afternoon.

The fire started in the kitchen of the 2nd floor apartment, and fire officials tell News 3 that a man jumped from the 2nd floor to escape the flames.

The man was injured and is being taken to a local hospital. No others were injured during this incident.