INDIAN LAKE — Fire crews battled a multi-house fire near Indian Lake Friday night, according to Huntsville Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Tom Weikart.
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Huntsville Volunteer Fire Department and Richland Township Fire Department crews responded to a reported structure fire on Beechwood Cove just after 9 p.m. on Friday.
>> PHOTOS: Multiple houses burn after fire spreads near Indian Lake
While en route, dispatchers told firefighters that they received reports that multiple structures were on fire, according to a social media post by the Huntsville Volunteer Fire Department.
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Upon arrival, firefighters saw one house fully engulfed in flames, one that was 70% involved, and another that was 20% involved. Crews also noticed that a fourth house was starting to catch on fire.
Firefighters quickly worked to get water on the flames and complete searches, according to the post.
Several additional fire crews were called to the scene to help.
The post indicates that crews used water from Indian Lake to help extinguish the fire.
The fires were completely extinguished, and the scene was cleared around 3 a.m. Saturday.
Weikart told News Center 7 crews that four homes were involved in the fire, and two of them are a complete loss.
No one was injured in the fires, according to Weikart.
Firefighters from at least 10 stations were on scene of this fire.
News Center 7 is working to learn what caused this fire.
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