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Authorities say 6 people hurt in Fort Dodge apartment fire

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January 4th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say six people were treated for injuries after a fire at their apartment building in Fort Dodge. Firefighters dispatched just before 7 a.m. Thursday saw flames coming from  sixth-floor windows on the north and east sides of the Biltwell Apartments building. Fire officials say the blaze was caused by an unattended candle in a bedroom. Five occupants were treated at the scene, and a woman who lived in the apartment where the fire occurred was taken to a hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation. Her name hasn’t been released.