Ohio Firefighters Held Hostage Released OK

A beer and psychiatric medicine are what an Ohio man wanted as he held two firefighters hostage Wednesday night.

The two South Amherst firefighters were taken hostage by a disgruntled man as they were checking a grass fire, authorities reported.

Six other firefighters at the scene escaped capture.

The man said he wasn't going to harm anyone. After two hours, the incident was brought to a successful conclusion.