Man Rescued from Fire in West Chester, OH

resq50

WEST CHESTER, OH (FOX19) – –

Firefighters rescued an elderly man when flames ripped through a condominium complex early Tuesday.

No one was hurt when flames broke out just before 6 a.m.,but the man kept sleeping despite smoke alarms screeching, said Barb Wilson, a township spokeswoman.

Firefighers broke out his window to evacuate him.

The fire damaged eight units before crews knocked it down. Thirteen residents are displaced.

The cause remains under investigation. A damage estimate has not been released.

The American Red Cross is assisting the displaced families

Leave a compliment!

Please log in using one of these methods to post your comment:

WordPress.com Logo

You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Log Out /  Change )

Twitter picture

You are commenting using your Twitter account. Log Out /  Change )

Facebook photo

You are commenting using your Facebook account. Log Out /  Change )

Connecting to %s