A woman was rescued from the second floor of an apartment building during a fire in Aurora on New Year’s Day that left two units temporarily uninhabitable, according to the Aurora Fire Department. On Jan. 1 at around 4:55 p.m., the fire department responded to a reported structure fire in the 300 block of Coventry Court on the city’s far East Side, according to a news release from the department. Initial calls had indicated a stove fire, but additional callers reported visible smoke and an occupant possibly still inside an apartment, so the fire was upgraded to a second alarm while units were on their way. Upon arrival, crews found smoke coming from the eaves of a two-story, eight-unit apartment building, the news release said. A team found a woman trapped inside a second-floor apartment, so firefighters used a ladder to reach a window of the unit, made entry and carried her to safety, according to the fire department. Paramedics provided care at the scene and took her to a local hospital for further evaluation. Crews encountered a frozen hydrant, the release said, but were able to establish an alternate water supply and extinguish the fire. The fire was contained to the apartment it began in, but a neighboring unit sustained water damage, and both were deemed temporarily uninhabitable, the release said. A dog from the apartment the fire occurred in was found unharmed and safely turned over to family members, officials said. The fire’s cause remains under investigation, the fire department said. ...read more read less