WEST CHESTER TOWNSHIP — Four children are in the hospital after an apartment fire in Butler County Saturday.
Fire crews responded to the 5000 block of Aster Park Drive in West Chester Township for reports of a fire around 12:20 p.m., according to our news partners at WCPO.
When they arrived on scene crews found smoke coming from the door and windows of the apartment.
Four children were brought outside and received life support measures, according to West Chester Fire Chief Rick Prinz.
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One of the four wasn’t breathing and didn’t have a pulse. The other three were having a very difficult time breathing.
A 5-month-old and 5-year-old were taken to West Chester Hospital, and the 5-year-old was on a ventilator, Prinz told WCPO.
An 8-year-old and a 1-year-old were taken to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital’s Liberty campus, where the 8-year-old was on a ventilator and the 1-year-old was receiving CPR, Prinz said.
Just after 2 p.m., West Chester Fire said all four children, while in critical condition, have pulses sand are breathing.
Prinz didn’t specify if any adults were home at the time of the fire.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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