Officials investigate cause of Price Hill house fire

CINCINNATI - Fire investigators are working to figure out what started a fire in Price Hill Tuesday night.

A fire started in an empty house in the 1200 block of Dewey Avenue at about 11:30 p.m. — the second abandoned house fire on the street in a week.

When fire crews arrived on the scene, the first and second floors of the house were fully engulfed. Fire crews extinguished the majority of the blaze in about 20 minutes, however crews were on the scene for about four hours working with investigators.

The building was unoccupied at the time of the fire and no one was injured in the blaze.

Officials estimated the fire caused $25,000 in damage.

Authorities have not released any additional details at this time.

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