House fire reported on Cherry Street
A Kent police officer comforts Eddy Milton, who lives in the lower level of a Cherry Street house that caught fire Monday night, Feb. 20. No injuries were reported. Photo by Matt Hafley.
February 21, 2012
No injuries were reported by fire and police officials after a fire damaged a house on Cherry Street in Kent.
One of the house’s occupants was not home during the fire. The other escaped unharmed and was taken to a shelter, according to witnesses.
The fire was reported at approximately 10:40 p.m. Monday. Emergency fire units from Kent, Rootstown, Ravenna and Streetsboro responded. The fire was extinguished by around 11:15 p.m. Officials have not yet determined the cause of the fire.
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—Conner Howard
