Cleveland, OH
1 dead, 1 in hospital after house fire in Bellaire-Puritas neighborhood
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The Cleveland Division of Fire fought a house fire in the Bellaire-Puritas neighborhood early Tuesday morning.
Fire officials confirmed an entrapment in a family house on Wanda Avenue as of 5 a.m..
Cleveland EMS confirmed a 27-year-old man and a 73-year-old woman were both taken to MetroHealth Hospital.
Cleveland fire officials say the woman, who was transported in critical condition, has died.
Officials say the man jumped out of the house from the second story.
Family members identified the victims as Mary Ann Backey and Rodney Cowart.
The house did not have working smoke detectors, fire officials say.
It is unclear what started the fire.
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