Overview
- Authorities confirmed six fatalities, identifying the victims as Brooke Gordon and her five children after an early on-scene count was revised.
- Fire crews dispatched at 6:42 a.m. reached the Main Street home within two minutes and made an interior push before withdrawing.
- One adult was rescued from the first floor and taken to a hospital; neighbors and WLWT identify him as the children’s father, Tommy Allen, who remains hospitalized.
- Progress was blocked by a collapsed interior stairwell, heavy fire and smoke, and live electrical hazards; eight firefighters were injured, with four treated at a hospital and released.
- The scene has been turned over to the Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office for a cause investigation, as vigils, memorials and school-based support continue in the community.