CHILDREN INJURED AFTER EXPLOSION, FIRE AT A HOUSE IN
XENIA, OHIO
January 23, 2014
XENIA, Ohio (WDTN) – Firefighters confirm two children were
among those injured after flames spark after a possible explosion at a house in
Xenia.
It happened just after 5:00 p.m. at home in the 300 block of
East Second Street.
Fire investigators say those two children along with two
adults were injured. One of the adults refused treatment. The rest were taken
to local hospitals and sustained non-life threatening injuries.
James Nared and Will Hoskins were at a nearby drive through,
when they heard a loud explosion and noticed a house engulfed in flames.
“Smoke was rolling through the archway and as I was going
through the archway, a child was coming through, it was smokey I couldn’t tell
if it was a boy or girl, but I just picked them up” said James Nared, Xenia
resident.
Xenia fire department Captain Jason Kinley is thankful
the men were around when it happened
“That would be heroic if people risked their own safety to
enter a burning house and pull people out of it” said Captain Kinley.
“When something like that happens you don’t do it for glory,
you don’t do it for fame. You do it because there’s kids involved” said Nared.
As for the cause of the fire and what’s next in the
investigation:
“We’ve got the state fire marshal coming out, detectives.
Our local detectives and fire investigators” said Captain Kinley.
The fire captain does want to remind people before running
into a burning structure to keep your own safety in mind.
