SHEFFIELD TWP. — A second house fire in less than a week has struck the same block in a Sheffield Township neighborhood and has sent a man to the hospital.
Fire crews from Sheffield Township, Elyria Township, Amherst Township, Amherst and Sheffield responded to the home, at Farr Avenue and Mayfield Street. The fire was called in a about 5:45 a.m., according to Sheffield Township Fire Chief Joe Bandagski. The single-story home was fully engulfed in flames when crews arrived.
The home’s occupant, Josh Moore, was taken to Community Regional Medical Center in Lorain for burns and difficulty breathing. A hospital spokeswoman said the hospital had no record of treating him.
Bill Moore said he was sleeping in a vehicle in the driveway of his brother’s house, 5084 Farr, and woke up as the first fire vehicles arrived.
This home at 5084 Farr Ave. in Sheffield Township was fully engulfed in flames when fire crews arrived. (Photo by Rona Proudfoot, The Chronicle-Telegram.)
He said he awoke to see his brother running from the home and yelling.
“He was barely breathing and his face was all black,” Bill Moore said. He said he helped get his brother’s dog out of the house.
The home is owned by the Moores’ mother, Delores Moore, Bill Moore said.
Bandagski said the fire remains under investigation. It looked like it started in a front bedroom, he said. He estimated it caused about $25,000 to $30,000 in damage.
Fire investigators ruled the cause undetermined Bandagski said. The American Red Cross has been called in.
An unrelated fire Sunday evening at Farr and Frankford Street sent an Elyria Township firefighter to the hospital. The cause of that fire remains undetermined, Bandagski said.
That home was a total loss, Bandagski said.
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