Marion House Fire Sends Two Juveniles to Hospital, Displaces Four Families
When I first heard about the fire on North Washington Street, it struck me how quickly an ordinary Sunday morning can turn into a life-shaking moment. A little after 7 a.m., a multi-family home in Marion was already burning hard on the second floor — the kind of fire that gives firefighters no time to ease in or assess slowly. They had to hit it fast.
By the time crews reached the scene, thick smoke and flames were pouring out of the upper level. You can imagine the panic inside a building where several families live under the same roof. In situations like this, you never know who’s still inside, who woke up in time, or who didn’t even realize the house was filling with smoke.
Two kids were pulled out and rushed to the hospital for smoke inhalation. Four families suddenly found themselves without a home. And as someone who has covered these incidents for years, I can tell you — displacement hits people harder than the fire itself. You lose your space, your routine, and sometimes the things you never thought you’d have to live without…