A Madison firefighter sustained minor injuries while fighting a fire at the Capitol Centre Court Apartments early Thursday morning.

According to a statement from the Madison Fire Department, firefighters responded to a fire on the fifth floor of the Capitol Centre Court Apartments, located on West Dayton street, shortly before 4 a.m.

According to the statement, since the complex is a high rise the Officer in Charge requested the 911 Communications Center to dispatch a second alarm for additional protection and safety measures.

When crews arrived on the scene, some residents had already evacuated the building. However, the statement said firefighters had to tell some occupants that there was in fact a real fire and they had to evacuate.

According to the statement, occupants of the “fire apartment” met firefighters in the lobby of the building to inform them of the fire. Crews made their way to the fifth floor where they reportedly found moderate smoke in the hallway.

Upon entering the apartment, crews found it filled with black smoke. Crews searched for remaining occupants and extinguished the fire within five minutes, the statement said.

Only two residents of the building were evaluated by paramedics and they refused transport, the statement said.

The fire, which was contained to one apartment, caused $70,000 in damage and is currently under investigation.