High winds fueled a fast-spreading blaze that transformed a routine fire in Maple Heights into a dangerous blowtorch Wednesday evening, according to the Maple Heights Fire Department.
Around 6:35 p.m., the Bedford Fire Department assisted the Maple Heights Fire Department with a residential house fire in the 15800 block of Friend Avenue.
Fire crews arrived to find heavy fire in the first-floor living room, which intensified as strong winds blew through the area…