Burning Candle Blamed For Tulsa Apartment Fire

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TULSA, Oklahoma -- Tulsa firefighters rescued two women trapped on the balcony of their apartment early Tuesday morning after the apartment caught fire. 

Tulsa Fire got the call just after 3 a.m. about a fire at the Silver Springs Apartments near 61st and Memorial. 

Firefighters had to use an engine ladder to rescue the pair from a second story unit. 

EMSA paramedics say neither woman was injured. 

Fire officials say the women had left a candle burning when it caught part of a stereo unit on fire. 

Several nearby apartments did sustain minor smoke damage.