Two hurt in Youngstown fires
Firefighter among those injured; blaze spread from one structure to the other early Wednesday
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YOUNGSTOWN -- Two people, including a Youngstown firefighter, were hurt in blazes Wednesday morning at two adjacent homes in the first block of West Marion Avenue on the South Side.
The call came from a neighbor about 1:30 a.m. According to the report, firefighters arrived with the 2 1/2 story wood frame house at 42 W. Marion with heavy fire showing from the first and second floors.
The report states a female, identified as Shaunte Csoman of 42 W. Marion Ave., had climbed out of the window onto of the roof of the porch and needed rescued. At the adjacent vacant house at 36 W. Marion, flames were showing on the side closest to the other burning house and in the attic. A second alarm was called in.
A ladder crew used a ground ladder to remove the trapped female from the porch roof, the report states. She was taken to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. A search of all floors showed no one else was in the house, the report states.
After the fires in both homes were extinguished, firefighters went through the structures to do an extensive overhaul and hot spots were extinguished. During this time, the report states one unidentified firefighter had to be transported to St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital with an ankle injury. That firefighter had been released by the afternoon, according to a fire department official.
A preliminary report showed the fire may have started at 42 W. Marion because of a short-circuit in wiring.
Both 42 W. Marion and 36 W. Marion were extensively damaged, with utility companies called to shut off service to the structures. The last unit cleared the scene at 3:55 a.m., the report states.
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