Firefighters helped two people escape a blaze that broke out early Wednesday at a building occupied mainly by elderly and handicapped people, D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services spokesman Alan Etter said.

The fire was reported around 12:55 a.m. at 1845 Harvard St. NW, on the fifth floor of the building in Mount Pleasant.

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