SPRINGFIELD TWP., Ohio — The 35-year-old woman killed in an early morning fire in Springfield Township has been identified.
Springfield Township officials said 35-year-old Heidi Raymond was unable to escape a fire at her home on the 9800 block of Winton Road, dying inside the house.
When firefighters responded to her home at around 6:50 a.m., they found the building fully engulfed in flames.
Raymond and an unidentified man were in the house at the time of the fire. The man escaped and firefighters tried to locate Raymond.
At approximately 11 a.m., Raymond's body was located on the second floor of the house. The man who escaped the house was uninjured, officials said.
Besides fighting the fire, crews had to battle frigid conditions and rapidly forming ice from the water used to combat the flames. Salt was brought in to help with these icy conditions.
One firefighter slipped on ice during the response and injured his back. They were taken to Mercy Fairfield, but have since been released.
Crews also tore the house down Monday afternoon. Chief Rick Browe said they had to tear it down because the structure was too unstable.
Investigators are working to determine a cause for the fire.
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