FAMILY FINDS THEIR HOUSE ON FIRE

Sheffield Township – A Roosevelt Ave home suffered severe damage Thursday afternoon after a fire ripped through the upstairs portion of the home.

Chief Joe Bandagski of the Sheffield Township Fire Department said that the fire was spotted by the homeowners as they were pulling into the driveway just before 2:30 pm. “Nobody was in the house at the time of the fire except for the family cat and they were able to get him out unharmed.”

Bandagski said that the fire was concentrated to the upstairs portion of the home.

Firefighters were able to bring the blaze under control within 30 minutes but remained on scene for a couple hours checking for possible hot spots and for overhaul.

A damage estimate was not available but officials say that with the heavy fire damage upstairs and the heavy smoke and water damage downstairs it should be extensive.


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