Man passes out while cooking in North Side apartment

YOUNGSTOWN — Firefighters were called to a 1122 Burlington Ave. apartment about 2:10 a.m. today after a man passed out on the couch while cooking.

When firefighters arrived they found the man on the couch and he would not wake up, reports said. Reports said there was a smell of burnt food and smoke detectors were going off and a neighbor thought the apartment was on fire.

The man told ambulance workers he drank liquor and smoked marijuana earlier in the evening, reports said.

Reports said firefighters had to climb in a window to get in because the man could not wake up to answer the door.

The apartment was ventilated and firefighters left, reports said.