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CHILDREN INJURED AFTER EXPLOSION, FIRE AT A HOUSE IN XENIA, OHIO



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.