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Apartment fire in north Toledo leaves two dead

A fire broke out on North Superior Street around 3:29 a.m.

TOLEDO, Ohio — Two people died early Wednesday morning after a north Toledo apartment building caught fire.

Crews responded to the 1000 block of North Superior Street about 3:30 a.m. The fire broke out on the top floor of a multi-story apartment building with four units. 

Per Toledo Fire & Rescue, two adult females are confirmed dead and firefighters were searching for one additional person.

On Friday, the two women were identified as Vetta Lee, 62, and Odessa Bell, 37.

One adult male jumped out of a window and is being treated at the hospital for injuries. Names of those killed and injured have not been released.

No working fire alarms were found in the building. Investigators are still working to determine the cause of the fire. 

These are the sixth and seventh fire-related deaths this year in Toledo.

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