CLEVELAND — A 39-year-old was hospitalized in serious condition for smoke inhalation after firefighters found him unconscious in a basement of a burning home in Cleveland.
At 12:30 a.m. Thursday, firefighters responded to a stove fire on East 139th Street.
Cleveland fire rescued a man from the basement of this home on East 139th just north of Miles. EMS transported him in serious condition. Per CFD this was a kitchen fire. pic.twitter.com/foI5wHQJFq
— Mike Vielhaber (@MVielhaber) March 18, 2021
A spokesperson for the Cleveland Division of Fire confirmed the man was found in the basement unconscious.
EMS responded and revived the man before transporting him to MetroHealth Medical Center for smoke inhalation.
No further information has been released.
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