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Fire damages Hamilton home

Rebecca Butts
rebbutts@enquirer.com
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A Hamilton home has thousands of dollars in damages after a fire broke out Saturday afternoon.

Firefighters saw heavy flames from a first floor window when they responded to the home in the 1000 block of Minor Avenue around 2 p.m., according to a press release from the Hamilton Fire Department.

Crews quickly extinguished the fire but remained on scene for more than two hours, the release states. Property damage is estimated at $28,000.

All occupants evacuated the home and no injuries were reported.

Four engines, one ladder tower, and two paramedic units from Hamilton responded to the fire with aid from Hanover Township, the release states.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.