Portage County woman severely injured in fire that started in her bed
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Posted: 02/08/2012
AURORA, Ohio - A woman was severely injured in a house fire that started in her bed in Portage County Wednesday morning.
The fire happened at about 9:30 a.m. on Parker Road in Aurora.
The Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office said the fire was contained to the bed of the victim, who is in her 50s and suffered smoke inhalation and burns.
The victim was the one who alerted two others in the house about the fire, even though smoke detectors activated, according to investigators.
The fire marshal said an off-duty firefighter who lives nearby and an on-duty Aurora police officer tried to enter the home to help the injured woman. Both were treated for smoke inhalation.
As of Wednesday evening, the woman remains in the hospital. Her name has not been released.
Firefighters said there was smoke damage throughout the first floor of the house.
The fire marshal said the cause of the fire remains under investigation, but “investigators have not ruled out careless use/disposal of smoking materials.”
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