Overnight fire in vacant Lorain home ‘suspicious’
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The Lorain Fire Department battled a “suspicious” fire in a vacant multi-family home overnight.
The fire, about 12:30 a.m. at 1136 W. 17th St., was confined to the first floor of the three-story home.
“There was a lot of smoke — that’s how we found it,” said Lorain fire Lt. Bill Horvath.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, according to Horvath, who said it “looks suspicious.”
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