Three people are hospitalized after an apartment fire on Vaughan Street in downtown Winnipeg.

Three people were taken to hospital on Friday evening after a fire broke out in a city center apartment.

Winnipeg Fire and Paramedic Service (WFPS) crews were called to a fire at a four-storey apartment building in the 200 block of Vaughan Street around 6:50 p.m.

Firefighters arrived to find smoke coming from the building. They helped evacuate residents trapped inside, while others were able to get out on their own.

Crews fought the fire from the inside and declared it under control at 7:16 p.m.

Three people were taken to hospital in stable condition.

The cause of the fire is being investigated.

Residents of apartments that were not damaged by the fire returned to their homes.