A fire official said the boy was not breathing when he was pulled from the fire. CPR was administered before he was taken to a hospital.
MENASHA - An infant boy was injured in a fire early Thursday afternoon at an apartment building in the 100 block of First Street, authorities said.
Assistant Chief Vernon Green of Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue said in a press briefing at the scene that the child was not breathing when he was removed from the building.
CPR was administered to the baby, who was transported to ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah. A report on his condition was not immediately available.
The age of the boy was not released but fire officials described him as an infant.
Green said it was his understanding that a man and two other children got out of the apartment, and rescue personnel got the infant out. He said exactly what happened is part of the investigation.
Green said the fire at 127 First St. was reported about 1:20 p.m.
Firefighters removed the baby from the upper level of the five-unit apartment building.
The fire was confined to one room in the apartment where the infant was found, according to Green. He said authorities aren't pursuing a criminal investigation at this point.
Firefighters checked for additional tenants in the building, Green said. One person sustained a minor injury, he said.
About a dozen people were home within the five apartments when the fire started, Green said.
A local chapter of the American Red Cross was called in to assist tenants. Some residents were able to go into the building to collect personal items but the Red Cross is providing housing because of smoke damage.