Tragic Fire Causes Heavy Damage to East Toledo Home
It was just before 8 p.m. on a quiet Sunday evening when the fire broke out on the 1400 block of Lebanon Street in East Toledo. I can only imagine the sudden panic of waking up to flames licking the walls—fortunately, one of the residents, a woman in the home, noticed the fire in time and woke her male housemate. Thanks to her quick action, both of them managed to get out safely.
Reading about it, I keep thinking about how easily these situations can escalate. Even in a structurally sound home, a fire that starts unnoticed can cause serious damage in minutes. In this case, the flames heavily damaged the front of the house, but the overall structure remained intact.
Neighboring homes weren’t spared either—the siding on two nearby houses was damaged, showing how quickly a residential fire can affect a whole block…