A woman in her 70s was taken to the hospital following a fire at a duplex in Modesto.The Modesto Fire Department responded to a duplex in the 2000 block of Celeste Drive on Tuesday for the report of smoke coming from a residence. When crews arrived they upgraded the call to a working structure fire.Officials said firefighters found a woman inside the duplex and rescued her within minutes.One side of the duplex sustained serious damage, while the other half had only minor damage, according to the fire department.Officials have not shared how seriously the woman is injured or the cause of the fire.KCRA 3 has a crew on scene and will continue to update this story with more information.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.
A woman in her 70s was taken to the hospital following a fire at a duplex in Modesto.
The Modesto Fire Department responded to a duplex in the 2000 block of Celeste Drive on Tuesday for the report of smoke coming from a residence. When crews arrived they upgraded the call to a working structure fire.
Officials said firefighters found a woman inside the duplex and rescued her within minutes.
One side of the duplex sustained serious damage, while the other half had only minor damage, according to the fire department.
Officials have not shared how seriously the woman is injured or the cause of the fire.
KCRA 3 has a crew on scene and will continue to update this story with more information.
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