tTerre Haute Fire Department crews rushed to the scene where a family  was trapped on the second floor of their  northside home after a fire broke out late this morning.

Crews  were dispatched to the house at North 20th and Linden Streets at 11:30 a.m. and assisted a man, woman and two children who were all able to escape out a window by ladder.. A neighbor said heavy smoke was seen coming from the top of the house.. The family members were  treated for smoke inhalation at the scene.

The cause of the fire is under investigation at this time.

 An 86-year-old man suffered a medical condition that caused him to run off the roadway, crashing into a power pole while he was eastbound on Davis Avenue today, according to a Vigo County Sheriff's Office report.

Deputies responded to the scene where David J. Moore, of Seelyville, had crashed at the intersection of East Davis Avenue and North Meneely Street in Nevins Township, just before 5 p.m.

Crews treated Moore at the scene and then transported him to a local hospital. East Davis Avenue was partially closed for 45 minutes while Duke Energy evaluated the pole and the vehicle was removed from the scene, according to the report.

Responding Deputies: Deputy Barts and Deputy Spier 

Agencies: Vigo County Sheriff's Office, Otter Creek Fire Department, Nevins Fire Department, Transcare Ambulance