A mother and her 18-day-old child, among others, escaped a fire on the first floor of a two-story home yesterday morning, officials said.

Long Beach Fire Department personnel arrived to the scene in the 6100 block of Avenida De Castillo at about 10:41AM, said LBFD spokesman Jake Heflin. About 20 firefighters were able to contain the fire to one room and have the flames doused within 17 minutes. 

The family was able to escape the fire because of a smoke alarm.

The cause of the fire was under investigation, and no further information was available. We will update the story as we learn more.

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