Suspicious fire' damages 6 houses in Hamilton

HAMILTON, Ohio -- A suspicious fire in Butler County destroyed two garages and caused extensive damage to six houses plus a motor home early Thursday morning.

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The blaze started about 6 a.m. at a home in the 600 block of Sycamore Street.

"I turned off of Pershing ontoMLKthere was fire about two stories high into the air then so the structures were totally involved before we arrived," said Deputy Chief Jeff Shaw with Hamilton Fire Department.

First responders managed to knock down the flames fairly quickly otherwise all of the homes might have been destroyed due to how close they are to one another, according to Shaw.

No injuries were reported, but property damage is estimated at $200,000.

Shaw said the fire may have started in one of the garages and then spread to the second garage and eventually the six homes.

The house at 611 (Sycamore St.) had severe siding damage. Siding was melted off from the heat, he told the Journal-News, adding that residencesat 609 and 623 Sycamore St. also had siding damage from the heat.

Two homes 615 and 619 Sycamore St. had one-room additions that were a complete loss, Shaw said. Both of those houses also saw their garages go up in flames.

A motor home behind a home at 623 Sycamore was also damaged.

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Suspicious fire' damages 6 houses in Hamilton