Mayfield Heights House Fire Kills Woman, Child; Man Detained

MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, OH — Two people were killed in an early morning fire in Mayfield Heights on Tuesday. Fire crews battled to contain the blaze on Longwood Road, but an adult woman and an 8-year-old girl still perished.

The woman was dead when firefighters arrived on the scene, according to Fox 8. The child was pulled from the house and rushed to a hospital, but died from her injuries.

The news station is now reporting that a man has been detained for questioning. He was reportedly seen being handcuffed and loaded into a police cruiser, Fox 8 said.

Longwood Road, like much of Mayfield Heights, is a quiet suburban street. The fire is believed to have started upstairs in the home, at about 1 a.m. Crews have been on the scene fighting the fire since early Tuesday morning, News 5 said.

Mayfield Heights Fire Chief Bruce Elliott said there was heavy fire inside the home when firefighters arrived. A ladder had to be used to access the second floor, he told Fox 8.

The State Fire Marshal's Office and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations have both been called to the scene.

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