HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- A Hartford woman is in serious condition after a fire that left 13 people homeless at a city apartment building.

Fire Capt. Helene Lynch says firefighters found flames coming from the side of the building on Sigourney Street Wednesday afternoon and pulled a 22-year-old woman from her burning apartment.

Lynch says the woman was taken to St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center where she is being treated for smoke inhalation.

Firefighters used a ladder to rescue another woman from the building. She was treated at the scene.

The fire was put out within minutes of firefighters arriving.

The cause and origin of the blaze are being investigated.