CLEVELAND — Two residents were hospitalized after a house fire on Cleveland's East Side Tuesday night, according to a spokesperson for the Cleveland Division of Fire.
Firefighters responded at approximately 11:30 p.m. to an occupied two-story home in the 13500 block of St. Clair Avenue near East 135th Street.
Two residents inside the home were transported to University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center before they were life-flighted to MetroHealth Medical Center for smoke inhalation.
Fire investigators determined the fire was accidental. The fire started on the front porch, which collapsed.
A spokesperson for the Cleveland Division of Fire said the fire does not appear to be arson.
The fire remains under investigation.
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