Woman injured in Piqua house fire

UPDATE @ 2:20 a.m.

Firefighters in Piqua said a woman is recovering at Upper Valley Medical Center after her Janet Street home caught fire Tuesday morning.

Crews were dispatched to the 200 block of Janet Street around 12:40 a.m. and found the house was fully involved in smoke and flames.

The woman was able to safely evacuate the house before firefighters arrived on scene. Investigators said the woman suffered a minor hand injury and was transported to Upper Valley Medical Center for treatment.

The cause of the fire was unknown.

FIRST REPORT (1:15 a.m.)

Firefighters in Piqua are reportedly battling a fully involved house fire on Janet Street early Tuesday morning.

Firefighters were dispatched to the 200 block of Janet Street around 12:40 a.m. on a reported fully engulfed house fire.

A woman reportedly suffered a hand injury and was transported to an area hospital for treatment.

We have a crew at the scene and we’ll update this page when new details are available.

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