TOLEDO, Ohio — Multiple people had to be rescued from the upper floors of a west Toledo apartment building on Saturday afternoon.
Toledo Fire and Rescue were called to a fire at the Cedars Apartments off of West Central Ave. near Douglas Rd. around 6 p.m.
Pvt. Sterling Rahe, with TFD says the fire began on 1st floor of the 12-unit building.
Smoke then spread throughout the building, making it hard for second and third floor residents to get out of the building.
Residents on the upper floors, who began waving out of the windows, were rescued by ladder which necessitated the smashing of some windows.
At least 8 residents had to be rescued from the upper floors according to Toledo Fire and Rescue.
In addition, one person was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries for evaluation.
Their condition is not known at this time.
On Sunday, it was announced that the cause of the fire was determined to be accidental and started by a young child.
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