A baby was tossed safely from the second-floor of a burning apartment in Phoenix early Wednesday morning, officials said.

The blaze started on the first floor at about 1 a.m. and spread to the upstairs apartment trapping a couple and their baby, Capt. Courtney Jenkins said.

Shortly before firefighters arrived, the couple tossed their baby from the balcony, and someone standing below was able to catch the child, Jenkins said. The couple was also able to jump down safely, he said.

About 50 firefighters responded to the two-alarm fire, which was extinguished in 20 to 25 minutes, Jenkins said.

Twenty-one people were displaced by the fire and were being taken care of by the American Red Cross, he said.

No citizens or firefighters were injured during the fire, the cause of which is under investigation.