A home was damaged Wednesday afternoon by fire in the Harrison Bay area.
The homeowner made a 9-1-1 call at 1:24 p.m. reporting a kitchen fire at 6137 Blue Ash Drive.
The Highway 58 Volunteer Fire Department responded, confirming heavy smoke coming from the front and back side of the house. After the firefighters determined that all occupants were out of the house, they did an interior attack in the kitchen to save the home.
A quick response and swift extinguishment saved the house from significant damage, officials said.
Assistant Chief Danny Wright said, “A full crew of fire personnel were at Station 1 when emergency tones went out and this allowed a quick response to extinguish this fire.”
Hamilton County EMS was on the scene for any potential injuries.
No injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire was unattended cooking and started in the kitchen.
According to Assistant Chief Wright, the homeowner was cooking in the kitchen and left a pot with oil unattended which caused a fire in the kitchen area and spread quickly throughout the first level of the home. There was damage in the kitchen and several rooms on the first floor sustained smoke damage.
Wright reported the house had about $100,000 damage.
The Highway 58 Volunteer Fire Department was assisted by Hamilton County EMS and the Hamilton County Sherriff’s Department.