Firefighters Battle Cleveland House Fire Overnight in Cold Weather
I still can’t stop thinking about how brutal it must have been for the firefighters that night. Imagine rushing into a blazing house while the wind chills hover between -10° and -20°. That’s exactly what crews faced in Cleveland early Tuesday morning.
The fire broke out around 3:30 a.m. on the 3600 block of W. 136th Street. By the time the first units arrived, flames had already taken hold, and every second mattered. It took about an hour for the crews to get the fire under control, all while battling freezing temperatures that made equipment stick, water hoses threaten to freeze, and every step on icy ground a potential hazard.
Even in that chaos, a firefighter fell through the ceiling from the third floor to the second, a stark reminder of just how dangerous these calls can be. Thankfully, he wasn’t seriously injured. And despite early reports that a teenager might have been trapped inside, everyone made it out safely…