There was no immediate word on the woman's condition, but the agency says she was one of six tenants displaced by the fire which damaged three apartments in the residence on Lorway Street.

The Red Cross says there were no injuries from the fire, which was reported shortly after 1 a.m., at 7 Winona St in Glace Bay, N.S.

The fire broke out early Monday morning at a home in Glace Bay, N.S.