Crews were dispatched around 2:15 p.m. a house fire in the 3100 block of Honeysuckle Drive.
Tipp City Fire Chief Steve Kessler said while crews were responding to the first fire, they took a report of a second fire three houses away from the first one.
The cause of both fires was determined to be electrical. The fire chief said Dayton Power & Light crews were working in the area and said they were trying to determine whether it was connected. However, a DP&L spokeswoman said crews were across the street doing work not connected to the homes. Additionally, DP&L workers alerted occupants to at least one of the fires.
Richard Barr, the homeowner of the first house damaged by fire, said he smelled smoke in his house just before he heard a knock at his door by a DP&L worker telling him to get out.
“It’s really strange that this happened and another house seemed to catch fire at the same time where trucks are out here working on electrical systems,” Barr said.
Kessler said damage is estimated around $30,000 for each home.
The occupants of both homes will be displaced. No injuries were reported.
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