Four escape East Side house fire

YOUNGSTOWN

Firefighters responded to a home on the city’s East Side about 5:30 p.m. Monday.

Four people were inside the house on McGuffey Road at the time of the fire, but all of them got out without injuries, fire officials said. A few firefighters reported minor injuries after falling on patches of ice.

The fire reportedly started in a second floor bedroom. Firefighters confined it to the second floor.

The damage is estimated at about $6,000, fire officials said. The cause is under investigation.