Photo: Fire destroys Painesville home, no injuries

PAINESVILLE, Ohio – A home is a “total loss,” according to the Painseville Fire Department after a large house fire Wednesday night.

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Firefighters were on the scene within three minutes of the call, according to Fire Chief Thomas C. Hummel, Jr.

“Fire units arrived to find a well-involved house fire with flames and smoke coming from the west side of the home,” Hummel, Jr. said.

*Photo courtesy: Painesville Fire Department*

Hummel said the fire started just before midnight, and no one was in the home at the time.

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No firefighters were injured and the cause of the fire is being investigated.

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