By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
• A house fire in Clarksville, Ohio, Tuesday morning killed a woman and her five children, fire officials said.
• The blaze was reported at about 6:40 a.m. in a two-story residence in Clinton County and quickly engulfed the home.
• Firefighters rescued an adult male from the first floor, who was taken to a hospital with injuries.
• Eight firefighters were injured while fighting the fire and were treated, authorities reported.
• The Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the fire’s cause and origin.
CLARKSVILLE, OH — A deadly house fire in Clarksville, Ohio, killed a woman and her five children Tuesday morning and injured eight firefighters who battled the blaze, fire officials said.
Clinton County emergency officials said crews were dispatched about 6:40 a.m. to a fully involved two-story home, where flames had rapidly consumed the structure, leaving little time for rescue before firefighters arrived.
Responding firefighters located an adult male on the first floor and removed him from the home; he was transported to a local hospital with injuries, authorities reported.
Inside the residence, crews found the bodies of the woman and five children in an upstairs bedroom; attempts to reach them were complicated by structural hazards and intense fire conditions, officials said.
Eight firefighters sustained injuries while suppressing the blaze and were treated on scene or at medical facilities, fire officials said; their conditions were not immediately released.
The Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause and origin of the fire, and no further details about the victims have been released.