VIDEO: An 8-month-old baby boy was rescued from the basement of a burning home in Twinsburg on Sunday afternoon. According to a press release from the Twinsburg Fire Department, at around 12:20 p.m., it was reported that a child was trapped inside as an active basement fire was taking place in a home on Simsbury Drive.
When Twinsburg police officers first arrived at the scene, they tried to enter the finished basement of the home but were “turned back due to heavy smoke conditions,” the release said. According to the release, the fire department arrived at the scene shortly after. They “made an aggressive attack” on the fire and were able to locate the eight-month-old boy inside a basement room that was protected by a closed door. “Twinsburg firefighters rushed the baby outside through the smoke-filled basement, offering available cover, and began immediate treatment for smoke inhalation,” the release said.
