Person found unconscious in Cambridge apartment fire

By Emily A. Canal, Globe Correspondent

A person found unconscious this morning in a closet in a burning apartment house in Cambridge was rushed to a hospital, a fire official said.

The person, who was not identified, was discovered by firefighters during a rescue search of a three-story, wood-frame building on Putnam Avenue, said John Gelinas, chief of operations for the Cambridge Fire Department. The person was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital, where his or her condition was not immediately available.

Firefighters responded to the blaze at 3:40 a.m. Wind spread the fire to the apartment house next door, Gelinas said. Firefighters from Somerville helped extinguish the blaze, which displaced 13 people and damaged six apartment units.

"The cause of the fire is still under investigation," Gelinas said. Damage was estimated at $500,000.

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