VIDEO: Two children are safe after a woman dropped them out of a burning Southwest Detroit apartment to someone below early Friday.
The apartment on Michigan Avenue and 51st caught fire around 1 a.m., trapping at least three women and two children. One of the women was able to get the children out by dropping them from a window.
"There was people hanging out the windows. There was a mother who actually dropped her two children out the window," Detroit Fire Chief Christian Spitzig said.
Everyone was able to make it out alive, though firefighters did have to pull a woman from the building. People who were in the building were taken to a hospital for injuries, including smoke inhalation and possible broken bones. One woman is currently in critical condition from smoke inhalation.
A firefighter also suffered minor burns to their face while battling the flames.