Little girl a hero after saving her family from fire that destroyed their northwest Ohio home
The family says they can t imagine what would have happened if their 7-year-old niece wasn t there to alert them of the fire in the playroom. Author: Roxanne Elias (WTOL) Updated: 11:59 PM EDT June 30, 2021
DESHLER, Ohio A Deshler family is hailing a young girl a hero.
A fire over the weekend tore through their home, leaving them with nothing. Now, they credit their 7-year-old niece for helping them to get out alive.
A completely burned-down trailer is all that s left of Bryce Hummel s and Briana Hepp s home in Deshler.
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CHAMPION It was in late December 2019 that the Champion Skate Rink off Mahoning Avenue caught fire, and this week, the last remnants of the roller rink were removed as crews Tuesday and Wednesday placed scrap from the former building into trucks.
Trucks with Porinchak’s Trucking could be seen going in and out of the property,
Fire Chief John Hickey said he had pushed to get the property cleaned up, and property owner Keith Brainard, who owned the roller rink, was able to coordinate the cleanup.
“We did send a letter out to get it cleaned up, and this week work was done. The owner was able to work it out,” Hickey said.
Nagy, 50, died Friday after her home caught fire.
Nagy s daughters, Alyssa and Hailey Willey, are encouraging everyone to stop by the home, pick up a marker and write a message on Nagy s home, which has been boarded up following the fire that cost Nagy her life.
Standing on the front lawn of her mother s home on Wednesday, the two women reminisced about the lasting impression their mother made on a community that has written several messages with thoughts of love on the light blue siding of the Harrison Street home.
A gift she will never see
Alyssa said she will never be able to give Nagy her Mother s Day gift, a shadow box of photos of Nagy s mother and a quote Nagy always told her daughters growing up as the two often loved to celebrate the annual holiday.