TOLEDO, Ohio — A woman has died from her injuries after a fire in south Toledo.
Toledo Fire & Rescue responded to a call at 10:04 p.m. on March 13, to the 4900 block of Ventura Drive for a structure fire. The caller stated a house was on fire with three people and a dog inside trying to escape and that one person was trapped upstairs.
When firefighters arrived, heavy smoke could be seen coming from the home. Search crews located a woman on the second floor and quickly got her out.
The woman received life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital by Life Squad.
In an update Monday, TFRD said the woman died from her injuries. Her identity was not released.
One other person was evaluated on scene with no injuries. A dog in the house at the time of the incident did not survive.
A firefighter was taken to a hospital for minor burns after assisting Life Squad.
"The back of the house was more damaged than the front by the fire, which was reported as a kitchen fire," Toledo Fire chief Allison Armstrong said.
The fire was controlled at approximately 10:40 p.m.
According to TFRD, no smoke detectors were heard or seen inside the home. The fire was ruled accidental.
This is the first fire-related death in the city of Toledo for 2023.