SYRACUSE —
A Syracuse family escaped its burning home with the help of local police and firefighters late Monday.
Turkey Creek Fire Territory personnel and Syracuse police responded to a report of a possible structure fire at 701 N. Harrison St. at 11:49 p.m. Occupants were believed to be inside the building.
Syracuse police officers Ben Hostetler and Joe Denton awakened the second-floor occupants and notified them of the fire; no one was home on the first floor, police said. Turkey Creek Fire Chief Mickey Scott said two adults and two children moved out onto the roof of the structure. When firefighters arrived, the occupants were brought down a ladder from the first floor roof to safety by firefighters and police officers.
The fire was brought under control at 2:20 a.m. Tuesday, according Scott.
The occupants of the second floor apartment — Kevin Simons, Alexis Binder and their two children, Hunter and Hannah Simons — were treated at the scene and also transported to a local hospital due to smoke inhalation. The were later released.
Hostetler was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation. Denton was transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital due to smoke inhalation and later released.
A dog was able to escape from the first floor apartment, Chief Scott reported. There were no other residents in the structure at the time of the fire.
According to Scott, there were no operational smoke detectors noted at the time of the fire.
The residence, owned by Eleazar and Peggy Cadena of Ligonier, was estimated to be a total loss.
The Turkey Creek Fire Territory was also assisted at the scene by the Benton Township Fire Department, the North Webster Fire Department and EMS, the Kosciusko County Fire Investigation Team and the Kosciusko County Chapter of the American Red Cross.
Scott urged the public to make sure they have smoke detectors in their homes that are in working order, and to test them once a month.
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