Fires Reported Across Several Cities

Firefighters responded to a small basement fire on Elsmere Avenue in Dayton, with no injuries reported, and battled a fire at St. Agnes Church on Martha Avenue, where few details were available. In Owensboro, firefighters rescued one resident from a Fielden Avenue fire and took the person to a hospital, while officials urged drivers to avoid the area. A New Haven apartment fire on Derby Avenue injured two people, displaced five residents and damaged two apartments; the fire was quickly contained and its cause remained under investigation. In West Haven, firefighters rescued two people from a Main Street blaze, a firefighter was injured and released from the hospital, and residents of two apartments were displaced as investigators examined the cause.