Woman hospitalized, dog found after bedroom fire in Springfield

SPRINGFIELD — UPDATE @ 6:15 a.m.

A woman is hospitalized and a dog was found after a bedroom fire in Springfield early Saturday morning.

>>Firefighters respond to garage fire in Piqua

Springfield firefighters and police were dispatched at 4:10 a.m. to the 1100 block of Lagonda Avenue on initial reports of a house fire.

Four adults and one child got out and firefighters found a dog safe inside the home, Springfield Battalion Fire Chief Dan Faust told News Center 7.

Medics transported a woman to Springfield Regional Medical Center after suffering burns on her arms and hands while exiting the second floor. She is listed in stable condition.

The fire was in a second-floor bedroom and caused by an overheated electrical cord from an operating lamp, Faust said.

Estimated damages are $3,000.

-INITIAL STORY-

Firefighters and police responded after a house caught fire in Springfield early Saturday morning.

>>Firefighters respond to garage fire in Piqua

Springfield firefighters and police were dispatched at 4:10 a.m. to the 1100 block of Lagonda Avenue on initial reports of a house fire.

Everyone got out of the house, but a person suffered a burn injury, a Springfield police sergeant told News Center 7.

Initial scanner traffic indicated smoke was showing from the second floor when firefighters arrived.

The fire is out, Springfield Police said.

We will update this story.

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