Three people have been rescued from a Danbury apartment fire. 

A 3rd floor occupant of a South Street building woke up to an odor of smoke early Monday morning.  They found the hallway wall on the second floor was on fire and tried to out it out with the nearby extinguisher.  When they couldn't get control, the occupant called 911 and alerted emergency responders to a family on the second floor. 

Firefighters found flames showing on the side of the three story, wood frame structure. 

Some firefighters went inside the building, while others placed a ground ladder to a second floor window.  A woman was brought down the ladder, while firefighters helped a man and toddler child, past the fire area, and down the exit stairs.  There were no injuries reported. 

The Danbury Fire Marshals Office is investigating.