Police: 2 separate fires break out in Price Hill apartment building

CINCINNATI - Officials say two separate fires broke out inside an apartment building in Price Hill Friday.

The two-story apartment building, located at the 4500 block of Glenway Ave., first caught fire around 5 p.m. on the second floor.

Fire Chief Gregory Potter says firefighters managed to contain the fire to a small storage unit on the second floor and it was put out within 5 minutes. Residents managed to escape the building safely and no injuries were reported. Damage to the building is estimated at $1,000 from that fire.

Around 8 p.m. a second fire broke out again on the second floor. Firefighters managed to contain the one-alarm fire to a second floor unit. The fire was quickly brought under control within 15 minutes, according to officials.

All residents escaped safely and no injuries were reported. The damage is estimated at $30,000.

The cause of both fires remains under investigation.

No other information is available at this time.

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