Deadly Cleveland house fire ruled arson

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A fatal house fire in Cleveland has been ruled arson. Officials said one person was found dead inside of the house in the 1700 block of E.88th Place. Fire crews were called out to the occupied house fire at about 1 a.m. on Wednesday. Flames could be seen shooting from the home. It took fire crews about 30 minutes to get the fire under control. Shortly after the fire was out, Cleveland police were called to the scene and confirmed it was a “fatal, suspicious fire.” Homicide detectives and arson investigations are working to learn more. Officials say the cause of the fire is still under investigation. FOX 8’s Jessica Dill was on the scene and reported that detectives appeared to be focusing on the home’s front porch. Damage to the home is estimated at $120,000.
WJW-TV FOX 8 Cleveland

Firefighters rescue 2 homeless people in tent submerged by floodwater near Milford

PHOTOS: Fire crews around Greater Cincinnati rescued people trapped in floodwater from heavy rain overnight. The most recent water rescue was reported just before 6:30 a.m. Wednesday. Milford fire crews rescued two homeless people submerged inside a tent in rising floodwater behind the Target store on Rivers Edge Drive off Milford Parkway. A man and a woman went to sleep around 1:30 a.m. on dry land inside a tent on the East Fork of the Litle Miami River, according to Fire Chief Mark Baird. When the couple woke up at 4:30 a.m., they were submerged in rising floodwater from all the overnight rain. “They were in a bad place at the wrong time along the floodway of the East Fork and that’s not a safe place to be. It flooded while they were asleep because of the heavy rains,” the chief said.
WXIX-TV FOX 19 Cincinnati

New testing available to Austintown firefighters to screen for 50 types of cancer

VIDEO: Fire departments across the country, including right here in the Mahoning Valley, are taking steps to test firefighters for cancer in a broader way, given it's the number one cause of death in this line of work. Austintown Fire Department is voting to approve the purchase of unique cancer-screening tests for the first time, following the recommendations of University Hospitals to utilize the new technology that exists to test firefighters for 50 types of cancer. This includes those 40 and over or with a family history of cancer. Austintown Fire Chief Andy Frost said the cancer-screening technology is a game changer and is looking forward to taking advantage to help first responders take priority in their health. "This is a great opportunity presented to us and if we could take advantage of it, I think it's a really good thing," Frost said.
WFMJ-TV NBC 21 Youngstown

Crews battle blaze at Cleveland house; 6 taken to hospital, including 2 firefighters

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Six people — including two firefighters and baby twins — were taken to the hospital Monday morning after they were hurt in a house fire in Cleveland. Cleveland fire posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the blaze started in the the 3600 block of West 102nd Street at around 9:30 a.m. The fire was under control as of 10:26 a.m. During the fire, the porch of the home collapsed, which trapped and injured a Cleveland firefighter's leg. In a post on X, Cleveland fire said that the firefighter was taken to MetroHealth in serious condition. 3News has since learned that the firefighter is in stable condition. A second firefighter was also taken to the hospital with a shoulder injury. In addition, the mom and both babies were taken to the hospital. Cleveland fire told 3News that the fire was electrical and unintentional.
WKYC-TV NBC 3 Cleveland

Grover Hill animal rescue hopes to rebuild after devastating fire

PHOTOS: An Ohio animal rescue is forced to rebuild after a devastating fire early Saturday morning. JAR, or Justice Animal Rescue, located in Grover Hill, Ohio suffered a devastating loss Saturday morning when they woke up to find their rescue facility in flames. According to a Facebook post from JAR, Justice Animal Rescue, at 4:45 a.m. Saturday, owners called 911 when they woke up to find the rescue in flames. “Unfortunately by the time the fire department arrived on scene the building was already gone. All the fire department could do at this point was stop the fire from spreading to our home,” read the Facebook post. The rescue experienced a “total loss” as a result of the fire, as all dogs in the rescue did not survive.
WANE-TV CBS 15 Fort Wayne

Firefighters train for emergencies in Canfield

VIDEO: Firefighters in Canfield sharpened their skills on what to prepare for in a major fire. The Cardinal Joint Fire District held a live fire training Saturday on Leffingwell Road, not far from the Canfield Fairgrounds. Crews from Canfield, Ellsworth, Green, Springfield, Jackson and Poland went through several drills, all of which were done in a controlled, structured environment. The training gave firefighters a chance to see what they need to do when they called for a real fire. “The emergency scene, the structure fire emergency is so unpredictable, but when we have a house like this, we can at least simulate what a fire actually is. It’s a live fire. It’s a real fire back there. They’re dealing the same variables…the high heat, the low visibility that you would encounter on a regular house fire,” said Capt. Conner O’Halloran of the Cardinal Joint Fire District.
WKBN-TV CBS 27 Youngstown