SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A family of five is safe after a fire ripped through their condo early Tuesday.
Springfield Township Fire Department responded to a call at 2:44 a.m. for a condo fire in the 6600 block of Embassy Court in Springfield Township.
Three kids and two adults were inside the condo when flames broke out. They were able to make it out safely.
Lt. Andrew Sauder of Springfield Township Fire Department told WTOL 11 eight people in total, including people from a neighboring condo, were affected by water and smoke from the fire.
Firefighters battled cold weather conditions alongside freezing and bursting hydrants and icy conditions from the water used on the fire as outside temperatures were in the single digits. Three frozen hydrants were tried before crews could find a working one.
The family said the fire began at the fireplace while they were asleep.
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