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Firefighters battle 2-alarm blaze at Montco apartment complex

The blaze was first reported around 10:30 p.m. at the Kingswood Apartments and Townhomes in Upper Merion.

Two-alarm fire at the Kingswood Apartments on Wednesday night.
Two-alarm fire at the Kingswood Apartments on Wednesday night.Read moreSTEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer

Firefighters late Wednesday night battled a 2-alarm fire at an apartment complex in Montgomery County.

The blaze was first reported around 10:30 p.m. at the Kingswood Apartments and Townhomes in Upper Merion.

Video from several TV news helicopters above the scene showed flames shooting through the roof of a three-story building that is part of the complex.

There was a preliminary report that several residents and firefighters being transported to hospitals for treatment but no further information was immediately available.