Sebald told Journal-News that fire crews had to force entry through the front door. “When they opened the door, it was all smoky, very little visibility, and they were met by a dog at the door, so the smoke wasn’t banked all the way down to the floor,” he said.
Credit: Nick Graham
Credit: Nick Graham
Crews rescued the dog and searched upstairs, where they found the woman, who was unresponsive, Sebald said.
“One crew was doing fire attack and the other crew was doing rescue,” he said. “It was a combined effort. So while they were trying to pull her out, they were still fighting the fire inside the residence.”
Crews outside the home performed advanced life support procedures on the woman including administering a Cyanokit, a combination of medication provided to smoke inhalation victims, Sebald said.
Around 5 p.m., a medical helicopter was called for air transport, he said. The woman was taken by Madison Fire/EMS by ambulance to the landing zone, Trenton Station 51, to meet the helicopter.
At 5:24 p.m., the UC Air Crew pronounced the woman dead and she was turned over to the Butler County Coroner’s Office, Sebald said.
A cause has not yet been determined for what started the fire, which remains under investigation by the Butler County Fire Investigation Team and State Fire Marshal’s Office, Sebald said.
Two Trenton firefighters sustained minor injuries and were treated at the fire scene, he said.
Also dispatched to provide mutual aid to Trenton Fire Department were Monroe, Fairfield Twp., Madison Twp. and St. Clair Twp. fire departments.
Tankers also responded from Seven Mile and Wayne Twp. fire departments.
Staff Photographer Nick Graham contributed to this report.
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