Detroit firefighters brought two children down a ladder from a house fire
A 12-year-old and a 5-year-old were trapped on the second floor of a house on Woodstock Drive. Firefighters found flames and brought both children out by ladder. Their injuries were not life-threatening.
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Late Saturday morning, Detroit firefighters brought two children out of a house fire on the 2500 block of Woodstock Drive, near Woodward Avenue and Eight Mile Road, CBS Detroit reported. Crews were sent just before 11:40 a.m. after a report that a 12-year-old and a 5-year-old were trapped on the second floor. Firefighters found flames inside the house and brought the children down a ladder. Crews that arrived after them put the fire out. The children were taken to a hospital. The department said their injuries were not life-threatening. Investigators had not reported a cause.
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