Fire officials are sounding the alarm tonight after a late-night house fire sent five people to the hospital, a reminder of how quickly a routine night can turn dangerous when families are not prepared for an emergency.
This was the scene firefighters faced just before 11 p.m., when heavy flames tore through a home behind me. Five people were taken to UPMC Hamot, and while the cause remains under investigation, fire officials say what happened here should serve as a wake-up call for every family.
Millcreek Township Fire Department Lieutenant Chief Brad Jacobson says one of the biggest problems firefighters encounter is simple: families forget to check their smoke detectors and fail to practice what they would actually do if a fire broke out…