Six Escape Wednesday House Fire in Ontario County

Firefighter in full gear sprays water from a hose, creating a large mist.
A firefighter battles a blaze with a hose, a common scene for emergency responders in the Finger Lakes region.

Six people ranging in age from 3 to 83 were able to safely escape a house fire in Ontario County.

Firefighters from Richmond, Fishers, Honeoye Falls-Lima, West Bloomfield, Bristol, East Bloomfield, Ionia, and East Avon departments responded to the residence at 3484 Taft Road in West Bloomfield shortly before 8 Wednesday morning.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

The extent of damage is not known but the Red Cross was called to help the family.

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