Firefighter, Several Civilians Hospitalized After Two-Alarm OH Fire

A firefighter gestures to another on scene.

A firefighter and several other people were transported to the hospital after a Tuesday morning fire in the Westwood neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, according to a report from Cincinnati.com.

Few other details were available about the fire or the status of the injured. FOX19 reported that the firefighter sustained a minor injury. Two other people jumped from the building’s second floor, the report said, while one other person was resuced. Photos from the scene posted on the department’s Twitter page show crews operating at what appears to be garden apartments.

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