NUMBER 5

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Lorain – Firefighters in Lorain battled their 5th suspicious house fire since August 19th – this fire sent one Fireman to the hospital. The fire was in a vacant home in the 1700 block of East 29th Street.

Firefighters Chris Bennett fell ill while inside fighting the fire. He was later transported by LifeCare Paramedics to Community Health Partners Emergency Room for further evaluation. Bennett will spend the night at the hospital for observation.

This fire appears to have started in an upstairs back bedroom and Fire Officials are investigating. The fire was called in just before 3 p.m. and was extinguished by Firefighters within 30 minutes.

If anyone has any information on any of the 5 suspicious fires that have occurred in the Lorain area they are encouraged to contact the Lorain Fire or Police Department.


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