CINCINNATI — Five people have been displaced following a house fire Saturday evening in West Price Hill, the Cincinnati Fire Department (CFD) said.
CFD said dispatch received multiple reports of a house fire in the 4000 block of Prosperity Place around 4:16 p.m.
When crews arrived, they noticed visible smoke and fire coming from the back deck of the home, expanding up into the attic, CFD said.
Crews searched the house and found no one inside before beginning "defensive operations."
The fire was extinguished in approximately 20 minutes, CFD said.
A total of five residents were displaced and are being assisted by the Red Cross.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Smoke detectors were present at the time of the fire.
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