A two-alarm basement fire damages an east side Lima home.
The Lima Fire Department was called to the 1300 block of Reservoir Road around 11:15 a.m. Tuesday morning for the reports of a basement fire. One person was home when the fire started and they were taken to the hospital to be checked out for smoke inhalation. Fire officials say she is going to be okay. The Bath Fire Department was called in to help. The fire was contained to the basement, but there is smoke damage throughout the house.
The Red Cross was called in to assist the family. The cause of the fire remains under investigation with the estimated cost of the damage at $20,000.
