Crews rushed to the Laguna Falls Condominiums on Ashlan near Fruit late Monday afternoon.
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They say a man was sleeping when a fire broke out in his first-floor unit.
He was trapped in the patio area and could not escape because of the thick smoke.
Firefighters rescued him and quickly put out the flames.
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The victim had second-degree burns to his hands but chose not to go to the hospital.
The apartment sustained smoke damage and is no longer livable.
Investigators are looking into the cause.