Three fires on Tuesday in Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN — Five children, ages 3 to 8, were taken from a house at 436 Pasadena Ave. on the South Side after a fire was deliberately set on the front porch, reports show. The fire at 9:45 p.m. Tuesday was confined to the porch, where the odor of an accelerant was detected, the fire department said. The mother returned to the home about 15 minutes after firefighters arrived. Damage was set at $1,500.

Elsewhere, firefighters found roads extremely icy on their way to a fire in an apartment at 1220 Kendis Circle on the East Side at 11:05 p.m. Tuesday. Smoke was found throughout the apartment, apparently from a pot on the stove. A man on the porch was attended by an ambulance crew. Damage was set at $3,000.

The Red Cross made hotel arrangements for the residents of 1621 Midland Ave. and their three dogs after a fire in the living room at the West Side house around 5:40 p.m. Tuesday. The owner told firefighters that holiday lights, including those on the Christmas tree, had been left on. The tree was found on the floor, completely stripped of its limbs. Damage was set at $22,000 to the house and contents.