By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
• Cleveland firefighters rescued four children trapped inside a burning house after receiving a 911 call.
• The fire occurred in the city’s Fairfax neighborhood early Sunday morning.
• Crews made an aggressive interior attack and located the children on the second floor.
• Several residents were evaluated for smoke inhalation; no fatalities were reported.
CLEVELAND, OH — Four children were rescued by Cleveland firefighters after becoming trapped inside a burning home in the city’s Fairfax neighborhood early Sunday, officials said.
The Cleveland Division of Fire responded to a 911 call shortly after 6 a.m. reporting a structure fire in a two-story residence. Crews made an aggressive interior attack and located the children on the second floor, pulling them to safety.
Firefighters also assisted several other residents who self-evacuated; multiple people were evaluated on scene for possible smoke inhalation but did not require transport to a hospital.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Cleveland Division of Fire’s Fire Investigation Unit.
No fatalities were reported, and the rescued children were reunited with family members later Sunday, according to officials.