Two Minnesotans ended up in the hospital after they tried to save their flat-screen television from an apartment fire.

St. Paul firefighters were called to the six-unit apartment building on Sunday afternoon. They found a man and woman in the burning apartment, attempting to disconnect a flat-screen television so they could take it with them, Fire Marshal Steve Zaccard said.

The room had filled with thick smoke, he said. Firefighters had to tell them to leave the TV behind and get out, Zaccard said.

The man and woman were treated for smoke inhalation at Regions Hospital, Zaccard said. Damage to the building was estimated at $90,000, he said.

The fire was caused by careless smoking by one of the two people injured in the fire, said Zaccard said. He said they couldn't be cited, though, because it has to rise to the level of negligence, versus carelessness. An example of negligent smoking would be smoking while pumping gasoline into a car, Zaccard said.