WEWS: Results of smoke alarm test have some experts sounding an alarm

Smoke alarms save lives, but some argue they’re not saving enough people.

A 5 On Your Side Consumer investigation found some alarms sound nine times faster than others. Which one do you have in your home?

911 calls for help are going out, but people are not making it out alive. In November, two people died in a Shaker Heights fire. In December,five people died in Seneca County. In January, two college students died in Cincinnati. While the cases are still under investigation, every fire death reopens an old wound for Doug Turnbull.

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