COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Columbus fire officials said it likely was neighbors’ fast actions that saved three people from an early morning house fire.
NBC 4 reported with the FAST FACTS.
Columbus fire responded to a house fire around 12:30 a.m. in the 2800 block of Cleveland Avenue.
Officials said the blaze began in the back of the home and was caused by a potpourri heater.
An elderly woman, her daughter and a man were in the two-story double at the time the blaze broke out.
Neighbor Sean Rogers Jr. said he came outside and saw a man trying to save the two women. That was when he jumped in to help.
"I smelled it at first. Then when I came outside, I seen everybody coming towards the apartment. So that's when I decided I'll help him out because there was only one person who was doing all the work,” Rogers said.
"I came outside, and I see an apartment on fire, and I see a lady on the ground," Rogers. said "I picked her up and put her to the sidewalk. I see another lady trying to bust a window out, and she needed some help. I grabbed a pole, and I busted the window out again."
"I heard there was another person inside the building, and my heart just dropped. I just thank God that everybody is all right," he said.
Everyone was out of the house by the time fire crews arrived on the scene.
The fire was ruled accidental, and damage was estimated at $160,000.
A 77-year-old woman was transported to OSU Medical Center for minor scrapes and bruises. No one else was injured.
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