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Child life-flighted to hospital after being rescued from Canton house fire

There is no word yet on the child's condition
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CANTON, Ohio — Firefighters in Canton pulled a trapped child out of a burning Root Avenue house on Monday morning. 

Crews arrived at the scene just before 9:00 a.m. and encountered intense heat and zero visibility. After finding the child, firefighters shared oxygen from a mask then proceeded to pass the child out through a front window. 

Paramedics continued the resuscitation process and the child was life-flighted to Akron Children's Hospital. 

Canton fire officials say they do not know the child's condition, however one other injury was reported. 

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