McKEESPORT, Pa. -- A fire that broke out at a McKeesport apartment complex early Friday morning had residents running for their lives.

The blaze was reported about 3 a.m. at the Hi View Garden complex along Coursin Street.

Firefighters said the blaze started in a second-floor apartment, and a cooking accident appears to have been the cause.

Channel 11’s Lori Houy talked to a mother of twin boys who said she was terrified.

"I woke up. I was sleeping,” said Sarah Ninstead. “I woke up, and I'm like, ‘Why is this alarm going off?’ That's when I opened up my door. … I came back in and I went out my patio and I heard everybody screaming. And I ran back in and the lady's like, ‘There's a fire. Get your kids out,’ and I hurried up and grabbed their shoes and stuff and ran out of the house."

The fire chief said one apartment is completely destroyed while two others were damaged. The Red Cross is helping displaced residents.