The Wheeling Fire Department responded to an apartment fire late Tuesday evening in downtown.
Firefighters were dispatched to the Booker T. Washington Apartment complex on Chapline Street around 10:50 p.m. for a fire alarm activation.
First responding units arriving on scene were met with smoke throughout the building and were able to locate a fire inside a 5th floor apartment.
The occupant of the apartment was taken to Wheeling Hospital for medical treatment.
Crews spend several hours ventilating the building before allowing residents back inside.
