Nearly 80 firefighters responded to a three-alarm fire at an apartment building on the 2900 block of Warsaw Ave, Cincinnati fire officials said Saturday morning.
According to a release from the Red Cross, approximately 44 residents were displaced by the fire, with 24 being children. The Red Cross is working to get six or seven families displaced by the fire lodged in hotel rooms.
"There's a lot of wood lath," said Roy Winston, Cincinnati Fire Chief. "There's a lot of dry wall that's been built up through the years in that attic space, so it took firefighters more time to get up into the attic due to all that build up over the years."
No injuries have been reported, and a child playing with a lighter may be what caused the fire, according to Winston.
"We're fortunate there were no injuries, whether it be to civilians or to the firefighters," said Winston. "The items can be replaced, I'm sure."
The fire caused around $75,000 worth of damage to the apartment complex, according to officials.
The fire on Warsaw Ave is a 3-Alarm fire, which brings nearly 80 FF's to the scene. No injuries have been reported but we have evacuated numerous occupants from the bldg.
— Cincy Fire & EMS (@CincyFireEMS) February 22, 2020
Our FF's are hard at work in Warsaw Ave. No injuries have been reported. pic.twitter.com/HRIP0y6Izt
— Cincy Fire & EMS (@CincyFireEMS) February 22, 2020
The @cincydayARC is opening a shelter for those impacted by the fire on Grand Ave. The shelter Location is Price Hill Recreation Center at 959 Hawthorne Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45205. If you need assistance from the Red Cross, please call 513-579-3000 pic.twitter.com/jX0DCCFqJT
— Cincy Fire & EMS (@CincyFireEMS) February 22, 2020
WCPO will update this story as more information becomes available.
