MIAMI TWP., Ohio — One person was killed and another was injured Saturday night in a house fire in Miami Township in Clermont County, according to Miami Township Fire & EMS.
Officials said that crews responded to the 330 block of Elm Crest Drive in the Vista Woods Community for a structure fire with reports of people trapped. A 911 caller said one person was pulled from the home, but another person was still inside.
When they arrived, crews found a house with “extensive fire damage,” officials said. Firefighters immediately searched the house and located the trapped individual.
After they were extricated, they were pronounced dead, officials said. The person who died has not been identified.
The person who escaped the house was treated on-scene and transported to UC Medical Center via AirCare.
Officials said the cause of the fire is unknown at this time and is under investigation by the Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office, the Clermont County Fire Investigation Team and the Miami Township Police.