A man has died after City of Batavia firefighters rescued him from a second story window at 109 Evans street during a early morning house fire that was reported a little after 7:00a.m.
According to Capt. Robert Fix, the fire was so intense, fire crews could not get to the victim in their first attempt to rescue him. After putting some water on the blaze they were able to locate the male victim in a front second story bedroom.
EMS crews performed CPR on the victim and he was transported to UMMC by ambulance, where he later died. According to City Fire, there were 7-8 people inside the single family home at the time of the fire. All but one made it out of the burning home.
Two dogs and a cat also were able to make it out. One dog received oxygen from EMS crews on location. The fire is believed to have started on the first floor. The Office of Fire Prevention and Control has been called in to help assist investigators in looking for the cause of the fire.
