STURTEVANT, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Racine County officials say a woman was rescued Wednesday, from an apartment fire in the Village of Sturtevant.

Deputies responded to the building near 86th and Shannon Lane around 10:47 p.m. for reports of a second-floor apartment fully engulfed in flames and began evacuating residents. 

Two deputies attempted to breach the door, according to the Racine County Sheriff's Office, but heavy smoke and flames forced them out of the building. 

Officials say as crews worked to extinguish the flames, they heard a person screaming from the apartment believed to be the origin of the fire. According to South Shore Fire Department, the 64-year-old woman rescued was taken to Columbia St. Mary's in critical condition. They say crews helped 14 occupants safely exit the building. 

The deputies who were forced out of the building went to a local emergency room for possible smoke inhalation. No other injuries were reported. 

Temporary shelter is being provided by the American Red Cross for displaced residents, and their pets were taken to local animal shelters. 

An investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing.