UPDATE: Apartment of 'Twilight' Actress Burns in West Hollywood, Pet Dog Dies

Update 12:40 p.m.:  TMZ is now reporting that the chihuahua owned by actress Ashley Greene died in a fire at her West Hollywood apartment. 

According to TMZ, firefighters rescued a second dog, which is being checked out by Animal Control.

Firefighters told TMZ that Greene, her boyfriend and her brother were sleeping when the fire broke out.

According to firefighters, the three ran outside without the dogs. They said the men then tried to go back inside to make the rescue but could not.

Update 10:34 a.m.:

A fire damaged an apartment building near West Hollywood Friday and left three people injured.

The celebrity website TMZ.com reported the unit was the home of 26-year-old “Twilight'' actress Ashley Greene, who also starred in the short-lived TV series “Pan Am.''

Firefighters sent to Sunset and Crescent Heights boulevards at 9:47 a.m. extinguished the flames in about 20 minutes, according to Katherine Main of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Paramedics transported three people for hospital treatment, Los Angeles County fire Inspector Quvondo Johnson said. Their conditions were not immediately disclosed.

Los Angeles county and city firefighters battled the flames, which is near the border of West Hollywood and Hollywood.

The cause of the fire was under investigation. A damage estimate was not immediately available.

ABC7 reported that celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe and Rock Hudson have lived in the historic building.

Previously:

Firefighters sent to Sunset and Crescent Heights boulevards at 9:47 a.m. extinguished the flames in about 20 minutes, Katherine Main of the Los Angeles Fire Department said.

Paramedics examined three people for possible injuries. Los Angeles County firefighters also went to the scene, which is near West Hollywood.

The cause of the fire was under investigation. A damage estimate was not immediately available.