Woman Dies Trying To Save Dog From Fire [View All]

[The Straight Story]

Woman Dies Trying To Save Dog From Fire

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Firefighters said a woman was killed Saturday morning when she entered a burning mobile home to try and rescue a family pet.

The fire started at about 8:45 a.m. at the home on Maureen Boulevard, located on the city's south side, near Obetz, 10TV's Glenn McEntyre reported.

"By the time the fire department got here it was engulfed," said Rebecca Winland, a neighbor. "It was fire everywhere."

Firefighters said four people escaped the fire, but a woman who went back inside to get her dog did not make it back out.

"She got back to the door," said Hamilton Twp. Fire Chief Jerry Lupfer. "That's as far as she got. She never got outside the door."

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