Boy, 11, who was rescued from cage during house fire had locked himself in, father insists

Frank, the child's father, told WKBN that his son likes to play in the dog cage and was doing so when the fire started - (WKBN)

An 11-year-old Ohio boy was found locked inside a dog cage after a house fire early Monday, prompting an investigation by police and child welfare officials.

Emergency crews responded to the blaze at a Youngstown home on Forest View Drive around 12:30 a.m., where three people who had escaped the fire were waiting outside. Firefighters then discovered and rescued the 11-year-old from inside a dog cage. A witness told Fox 8 News the cage appeared to have three locks on it.