WILLARD, Ohio — Two people had to be rescued from a bucket lift that was on fire in Huron County on Saturday morning.
The Willard Fire and Rescue Department says they were called to an electrocution at Blossom healthcare Skilled Nursing on East Howard St. when they found two people in a lift, approximately twenty feet from the ground.
The fire department says they were able to get the people out of the burning lift using ground ladders and a rope rescue system.
One of the patients was flown directly to the hospital in Toledo, another was taken to the hospital in Willard before being flown to a hospital in Toledo. There conditions are unknown at this time.
The main fire was on the lower part of the lift which was about 30 feet from the building. The bucket was extended through power lines and was about five feet from the attic of the nursing home.
The fire was put out as the rescue was taking place.
Residents who were closest to the fire were moved to another part of the building.
Fifty three residents and three staff members of the nursing home were moved to a neighboring church until the incident was brought under control.
The State Fire Marshal’s Office is assisting in the investigation.
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