One person was hospitalized overnight after a house fire in north St. Louis. The St. Louis Fire Department says crews responded to a call for persons trapped in the 4900 block of Arlington around 5 a.m. The first companies on scene arrived to heavy fire from the back of the home. One person was on the balcony roof and was helped down by firefighters using a ladder. He was taken to the hospital with smoke inhalation and other unknown injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
