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Two adults, one child injured in apartment fire on the south side

The fire started at a complex in the 3400 block of Commercial Avenue just after 3 a.m. Thursday morning.

SAN ANTONIO — Three people were injured in an apartment fire on the south side that started on the second floor.

The fire started at a complex in the 3400 block of Commercial Avenue just after 3 a.m. Thursday morning.

Fire crews say flames stretched from second floor to the attic. Two adults and one child from an upstairs unit were taken to the hospital with burns.

Officials say all of the units on the second floor suffered major fire damage while the units on the first floor had smoke and water damage.

Video given to KENS 5 shows a man carrying a young child down the stairs and into the parking lot as smoke pour out of the building. In another clip, a woman is screaming for help out of view.

Firefighters said one of the adults was rescued from a window in the upstairs unit.

Several residents were displaced by this fire, and waited for the Red Cross to respond. A spokesperson for the organization said they were notified of the fire and later dispatched volunteers to the scene.

The Red Cross was also responding to two other fires in the San Antonio area on Thursday which affected their response time, according to the spokesman.

The organization is running short on volunteers as disaster teams respond to other areas of need in Texas and Hawaii. Those interested in becoming a volunteer can visit their website at redcross.org.

At last check, the fire department said the cause of the fire remains under investigation. Firefighters found a barbeque pit on the balcony but are unsure if that's what led to the flames.

This is a developing story and further details will be added as they are received.

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