SIDNEY — Firefighters helped a woman after a house fire in Shelby County on Sunday.
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Sidney firefighters responded at 3:45 p.m. to the 200 block of Dayton Avenue on reports of a structure fire, according to a city spokesperson.
Upon arrival, crews found moderate smoke coming from the second-floor windows of a two-story home.
Sidney Police officers told firefighters that a woman needed help from a porch roof.
They deployed a ladder and rescued her, the spokesperson said.
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The fire was in a second-floor bedroom. Firefighters quickly extinguished it.
A thorough search confirmed no other occupants were inside the residence during the incident.
No injuries were reported.
The estimated fire damage is $40,000. The Red Cross is helping the woman.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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