1 man, 2 children dead in Ohio mobile home fire
GALION, Ohio (AP) — A father and his two young children have died from a mobile home fire in north-central Ohio.
The Mansfield News Journal reports the fire in Galion, about 55 miles north of Columbus, was reported just before 6 p.m. Tuesday. A 23-year-old man and his 5-year-old son died at the scene. The man’s 3-year-old daughter was pulled from the fire and taken to a nearby hospital, where she later died. Officials didn’t immediately release the names of the victims.
The Galion Fire Department and the state fire marshal’s office are investigating the cause and origin of the fire. Galion Fire Chief Phil Jackson tells the newspaper no smoke detectors were installed in the home.
Officials say arson wasn’t suspected and the fire does not appear to be suspicious.