5 FIREFIGHTERS, 3 PEOPLE HURT IN AKRON, OHIO HOUSE FIRE. THE CAUSE AND ORIGIN INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING
January 29, 2015
AKRON, Ohio -- A total of eight people were hurt in an Akron
house fire Thursday morning.
By the time officials responded to the scene at 947 Barbara
Ave. around 9:50 a.m, the house had been engulfed in flames.
Three civilians were taken to local hospitals. Officials
said a woman was badly burned, while another man and woman sustained smoke
inhalation injuries.
Earlier, officials reported four firefighters suffered
"minor burns," but have updated it to a total of five firefighters
were hurt.
One of them had to jump out of the window.
Fire officials say three adults, a man, and two other women,
were trapped inside as the blaze blocked a stairway.
The cause and origin of the fire is under investigation.