Six children and two adults injured jumping from Cleveland house fire
Six children and two adults were injured after jumping from the second floor to escape a late-night house fire in Cleveland. The blaze was reported around 11:30-11:35 p.m. Friday in the 3100 block of W. 82nd Street. The children, ages 2, 5, 11, 14, 16 and 17, along with a 34-year-old woman and a 44-year-old man, were taken to MetroHealth with minor injuries. Cleveland Division of Fire and Cleveland EMS responded. Firefighters extinguished the flames. Officials ruled the fire accidental and estimated damage at $75,000. The Red Cross assisted those affected. Stacey Tetlak described the scene: "Knowing that they all had to jump out of the windows and then they're just running around, it was nuts." Neighbors said the group had to jump from the second floor to escape the flames.




