One person hospitalized after Clermont County nursing home fire

  • Source: WCPO-TV ABC 9 Cincinnati
  • Published: 08/11/2019 04:43 PM

A fire broke out Sunday afternoon at Eastgatespring of Cincinnati, a nursing home facility in Clermont County. Union fire chief Stan Deimling said 140 residents and staff were evacuated from the building and one person was transported to the hospital. A firefighter was also treated for heat exhaustion in the incident, he said. According to Deimling, crews responded to the fire at around 3:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon. He said the blaze started in the attic of the nursing home and burned so hot Union Firefighters were forced to call in a second crew to help out.



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