COLUMBUS, Ohio — One person was killed in a house fire in Morrow County Friday morning, according to the Big Walnut Joint Fire District.
Firefighters and EMTs were called to County Road 25 in Harmony Township just before 6:30 a.m. for a possible house fire. When they arrived, they found the house engulfed in flames.
First responders made multiple attempts to enter the home but were pushed back by high heat, fire and smoke, the district said in a Facebook post.
After extinguishing the fire, first responders conducted a search of the home where they discovered a victim. The victim, who has not yet been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Morrow County Coroner’s Office.
The incident is being investigated by Big Walnut Joint Fire District and the Ohio Fire Marshal’s Office.
