PHOTOS: Fire guts home in renovation; $27K in damage
CANTON, Ohio (WJW) — Fire ripped through a Sherlock Place home early Thursday, causing $27,600 in damage.
Canton firefighters arrived just before 3 a.m. to the home in the 1000 block of Sherlock Place Northeast to find gouts of flame shooting from the attic windows and roof of the two-and-a-half-story home.
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Crews quickly brought the fire under control, but not before the house sustained heavy damage, according to the release. Damages were estimated at $25,600 to the home’s structure and $2,000 to its contents.
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The home was under renovation and was unoccupied at the time. No one was injured.
Firefighters believe the blaze started in the attic. The cause is still under investigation.
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