First responders were called to the Robert P. Smith Towers, 501 High Street, just after 6 a.m., according to borough officials.
They arrived to find a blaze on the fifth floor and began "rescue and fire suppression efforts," authorities said.
The state police and Pottstown borough fire marshals are investigating the cause.
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