2 adults, child escape fire in Salem

SALEM

No one was injured in a fire that began at 5:13 a.m. Wednesday in a rented house at 521 Woodland Ave. and caused an estimated $48,000 in damage.

The renter, Rochelle Jiovani, was upstairs and had been playing with her 2-year-old child, who was placed in a crib.

Her brother-in-law, Paul Scott, was sleeping on a couch downstairs. He woke up, smelled smoke and saw fire coming through the ceiling. He went up and got the baby and all left the house.

The property is owned by Roy Brown of Salem and is insured.

The fire department estimated there was $30,000 damage to the house and $18,000 damage to the contents.

The fire department is investigating the cause of the blaze but does not believe it was suspicious.