House Fire Does $400,000 Of Damage To Strongsville Home

STRONGSVILLE, OH — A fire did more than $400,000 of damage to a home on Heritage Trail on Tuesday, Strongsville Fire Chief Jack Draves announced.

At 12:24 a.m., 911 callers said a house fire had broken out on Heritage Trail. Callers said everyone inside the house had escaped, but the home was burning, Draves said.

Strongsville firefighters arrived at 12:32 a.m. There was heavy fire at the back of the house, so crews immediately began using water to bring flames under control. Sixteen Strongsville firefighters responded to the call. Crews from Brunswick, Middleburg Height and North Royalton all helped battle the flames.

Firefighters calmed the blaze by 1:02 a.m., Draves said. Crews spent two more hours overhauling and extinguishing hot spots.

"Early loss estimates to the structure and contents are estimated at over $400,000. The cause of the fire is being investigated by the Southwest Emergency Response Team Fire Investigation Unit and remains undetermined. There were no injuries to any of the occupants or firefighters," Draves said in a statement.