CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Officials say at least eight people were taken to hospitals after a fire broke out at an apartment building on the west side of Cedar Rapids. Firetrucks were dispatched around 3:45 a.m. Thursday. The Cedar Rapids Fire Department says firefighters found people hanging from windows of the three-story structure, where flames and smoke could be seen. The department says ladders were quickly employed to help the residents to safety as firefighters attacked the blaze, which was extinguished by 4:50 a.m. The fire cause is being investigated.