DEFIANCE, Ohio — A house fire in Defiance sent several people to the hospital early Tuesday morning, according to the Defiance Fire & Rescue.
The fire broke out early Tuesday morning in an occupied duplex on the 1000 block of Holgate Avenue. A family of three were upstairs and one man and a dog were located downstairs at the time of the fire.
Crews arrived on the scene around 5 a.m. By the time Defiance fire arrived, all residents had left the building safely. The three family members were sent to the hospital, treated for smoke inhalation and released.
By 8 a.m., the fire was extinguished and one truck remained on the scene. Crews said the building is a total loss, but the American Red Cross is working with family members to find them a place to stay.
It is unclear what the cause of the fire was at this time.
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