1 firefighter taken to hospital in Ohio City apartment fire

CLEVELAND (WJW) — Several residents are left displaced after an Ohio City neighborhood house with five apartments caught fire Thursday morning.

Fire crews were called to the 4400 block of Clinton Avenue just before 11:30 a.m. for reports of a major smoke plume.

Firefighters on scene told FOX 8 that only one person was home at the time of the fire, but they got out. A dog was also evacuated safely. Nobody was hurt and all residents were accounted for.

A firefighter was seen being taken away in an ambulance from the scene. He reportedly was taken to MetroHealth Medical Center for dizziness, but fire officials confirmed he was later released.

Cleveland Fire Fighters IAFF Local 93 initially took to Facebook to report the house fire, saying they were “searching for victims in deadly smoke and battling flames.”

Cleveland fire officials said in an afternoon update that they “concluded suppression operations at the fire.”

It was not clear what led to the blaze, but it likely started on the side of the house that faces West 45th Street. The cause remains under investigation at this time.

Investigators estimate that the fire caused about $325,000 in damages. Two neighboring homes also sustained some damage, firefighters said.

The American Red Cross was contacted to help three displaced residents.