4 people injured in Avon Lake apartment fire, 2 animals dead

AVON LAKE, Ohio (WOIO) - An apartment fire on Monday afternoon injured four residents and displaced around six families, according to the Avon Lake Fire Department.

Firefighters arrived at the Village on the Green Apartments located at 264 Moore Rd. around 12:40 p.m., for a structure fire with residents unable to evacuate.

The fire department says firefighters were met with heavy smoke from the west side of the building.

Crews say that two residents were found signaling from a bedroom window on the third floor in the apartment above the location of the fire.

Crews say that firefighters placed a ladder outside the window, due to fire conditions inside the building.

The residents were safely brought down the ladder by firefighters and out of the building, the fire department says.

Firefighters say that four residents were taken to the hospital with smoke inhalation injuries.

Two animals died as a result of the fire, a dog and a cat.

At this time the victims’ conditions are stable, firefighters say.

Firefighters say initial information indicates that the fire started in the kitchen.

The Red Cross assisted six families who will be temporarily displaced by the fire.

At this time, investigators are looking into if there were any working smoke alarms in the apartments.

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