Authorities say five people have been killed and four injured in a house fire in northern Ohio
AKRON, Ohio – Five people, including three children, were killed Monday morning in a fire in northern Ohio that left four others injured, authorities said.
Two adults and three children died, the Summit County Medical Office said.
Four people were taken to hospitals, firefighters said. Their conditions were not known. Authorities have not released the names or ages of the victims.
The three Akron students who died attended different schools in the city: one in an elementary building, another in a middle school, and the third in high school, district spokesman Mark Williamson confirmed in an email.
Another child who was taken to the burn unit of a children’s hospital is a student from a different primary school, he said. The hospital does not publicly share details about patients’ conditions.
Akron Public Schools Superintendent Christine Fowler-Mack said mourning counselors mobilized when needed.
“We cannot express our shared pain, in words,” Fowler-Mack said in an emailed statement. “Our best efforts are now focused on connecting with our students and the staff who will be affected by this.”
According to WJW-TV, Akron firefighters arrived at the scene and found relatives and neighbors trying to remove family members from the home.
The cause of the fire is being investigated.