Authorities: Fireworks likely cause of two Lake County residential fires
Posted July 05, 2024 11:20 am
The Lake County sheriff’s office believes two early Friday morning residential fires were ignited by fireworks.
A home on the 37700 block of Charlotte Drive in Wadsworth was a total loss after firefighters were called to the residence just before 1 a.m.
The residents told investigators they had been igniting fireworks near the home a few hours earlier.
No injuries were reported.
A townhouse near Deerfield also sustained significant damage from a blaze that was reported at 1:45 a.m.
The blaze is believed to have started on the roof. Neighbors reported fireworks being ignited near the townhouse complex hours earlier.
No injuries were reported from this fire as well.
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