CINCINNATI — Three people are dead after a home caught fire in Spring Grove Village Saturday night.
Cincinnati fire crews responded to reports of a fire in the 4000 block of North Edgewood Avenue just after 7 p.m., according to CFD Assistant Chief Matthew Flagler.
When crews arrived at the scene, they discovered a fully involved fire with people trapped inside the home.
One woman was transported to an area hospital, where she later died, Flagler said. Two other people were found dead inside the home, he said.
Roughly 70 firefighters responded to the scene.
Watch to hear how residents are reacting the day after the deadly fire:
We met with two neighbors in Spring Grove Village on Sunday afternoon. The home now has a small bouquet lying in front of it.
Howard Helvey said he was arriving home just after the fire broke out, as first responders swarmed his neighborhood.
"By the time I came up Epworth, the whole four blocks was just flooded with emergency vehicles," Helvey said.
Gabriel Perry said he wasn't home, so his family called him to tell him what was happening.
"My sisters and everybody, I was on FaceTime while it was going on," Perry said.
As the hours went by, they learned that their neighbors had been killed in the fire.
“It's so sad. I mean, it’s really devastating, honestly. Just knowing that three people passed away here last night," Perry said.
"I didn’t know her well, but she was a great neighbor," Helvey said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation at this time. The victims have not yet been identified.
