LIMA, Ohio (WLIO) - A busy Friday morning for Lima firefighters after a house went up in flames on Lima's south side.
The call came in at 10:35 to 715 South Atlantic Avenue after smoke was spotted coming from the two-story house. Firefighters did a search and found no one home at the time. They got things under control in under twenty minutes, but say the house is probably a total loss at about $25,000. An investigator believes a space heater caught curtains on fire in the first-floor living room.
Officials say the house is probably a total loss at about $25,000.
One firefighter was checked out for minor injuries after falling down some basement stairs. The house is owned by Shawnee Properties. The Red Cross was called in to help the tenant and her two children.
