Woman in critical condition after being rescued from Dayton house fire

DAYTON — An elderly Dayton woman is in the hospital after being pulled out of a house fire on Tuesday morning.

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Dayton firefighters were dispatched at 6:56 a.m. to the 1000 block of Charleston Boulevard on initial reports of a house fire.

Curtis Glass told News Center 7 that he woke up to a band on his door telling him his elderly neighbor’s house was on fire and he knew she was inside. He immediately called 911.

“The chief just told me I did what I had to do, you know, to help out,’ Glass said.

First-arriving fire crews immediately entered the home to control the fire and search for possible victims. During the search, one woman was found and removed from the home.

Advanced Life Support was initiated at the scene and the victim was taken to a local hospital. She’s in critical condition.

Dayton Fire District Chief Chris Kinzeler said the woman was not burned but suffered severe injuries from breathing in the smoke.

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“It’s usually the smoke that gets you and that’s why smoke detectors are critical,” Kinzeler said.

As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00, firefighters said the home did not have smoke detectors.

Glass and his fellow neighbors are hopeful the woman will pull through.

“Praying for the best,” he said.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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