Death toll now 5 in Fairfield Co. fire

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Five people, including a toddler, were killed in an overnight fire in Fairfield County.

Sheriff Dave Phalen revealed Tuesday afternoon that a fifth body had been found inside a mobile home where a deadly fire broke out just before 4:30 a.m.

Fire in a mobile home in Sugar Grove left five people, including a 10-month-old boy, dead. -Photo courtesy 10-TV News
Fire in a mobile home in Sugar Grove left four people, including a toddler, dead. -Photo courtesy 10-TV News

Two other people were taken to area hospitals after the fire in a mobile home on Brushy Fork Road in Sugar Grove, Phalen said.

Fairfield County Sheriff Deputies are still investigating the scene, Phalen said.