ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — One person died in a structure fire late Friday night in the 800 block of Hartwood Road, according to the Huntington Township Fire Department.
The department said the Ross County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting the fire at 11:01 p.m. on Oct. 23, and fire crews were en route within minutes, along with mutual aid from multiple agencies. According to the department, people at the scene reported possible entrapment, and air medical services were placed on standby.
The first arriving engine found heavy fire conditions, and operations were quickly changed to defensive operations, according to the department. The department said a civilian died in the incident.
About 20 firefighters worked at the scene, according to the department, which thanked its mutual aid partners for their response.
The fire remains under investigation by the Ohio State Fire Marshal’s office, according to the department.
The department’s release did not identify the person who died. The Ross County Sheriff’s Office call log for Oct. 23 lists a fire dispatch on Hartwood Road at 10:58 p.m., case SO-P2604604. No information about any other person’s condition was provided in the release, and their condition(s) could not be confirmed.
