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Three people, including firefighter, hospitalized after East Hollywood fire

A Los Angeles firefighter suffered burn injuries that are not considered life-threatening.

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Three people, including a firefighter, were hospitalized Monday after a fire at a duplex in East Hollywood.

Firefighters responded to the fire around 6:30 a.m. in the 1200 block of North Lyman Place. The fire at the two-story duplex was knocked down in 17 minutes.

During a search of the building, they found one person on the first floor of the residence who was transported to the hospital in critical condition. A second person who was inside the building also was hospitalized, but details about that individual's condition were not immediately available.

A firefighter was hospitalized with non-life-threatening burn injuries.

Details about a cause of the fire were not immediately available.

Correction: A previous version of this article indicated the location was East Los Angeles.

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