TOLEDO, Ohio — Six people had to be rescued when Toledo Fire & Rescue Department put out a fire at a home in north Toledo early on Friday morning.
The fire happened just after 3 a.m. on East Oakland near Lagrange Street according to TFRD.
Toledo Police were the first to arrive on the scene where they found three adults and three children trapped on the roof of the porch. The adults then dropped the children, aged 10 months, 5 years, and 6 years into the arms of officers on the ground where they were kept safe until additional crews arrived.
When TFRD arrived on the scene they were able to put ladders onto the roof so the adults could get down.
Firefighters were able to get the fire under control within minutes of arriving.
One adult was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. No other injuries were reported.
A fire chief on the scene said there were no working smoke alarms in the home.
TFRD says a fire investigator determined that one of the children intentionally set the fire before waking an adult to tell them about a fire in the home.
Members of the Toledo Fire Public Education Unit are currently working with the family to enter the juvenile involved in this incident in the Youth Firestarter Program which is conducted in partnership with Mercy Health and the Ohio State Fire Marshalls Office.
The family says they are in desperate need of items after the fire, including clothing for the children. Here is a link to a GoFundMe.
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