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House Fire Sends Father, Child to Burn Centers

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The fire in Oakland City chased occupants from the house early Sunday

A house fire in Gibson County sent a man and a child to regional burn centers. WNIN’s John Gibson has details:

Firefighters were dispatched to the blaze on State Road 57 in Oakland City early Sunday morning.

The East Gibson Fire Territory says all occupants were able to get out of the home.

The agency says multiple patients were treated on the scene for injuries and two were airlifted to burn centers for treatment.

Media outlets say a father and a three-year-old child were airlifted to centers in Louisville and Nashville.

Their names and conditions were not available.

The East Gibson Fire Territory says crews quickly contained the fire

There’s no word on how it started.