City of Hamilton Firefighter/Paramedics had just taken care of a medical
emergency at a home across the street when they noticed a fire in the 700 block
of Cleveland Avenue, a news release said, so they called to report the fire
around 9:25 a.m. Tuesday.
“Firefighters had to deal with live ammunition
exploding around them as they extinguished the fire,” the news release said –
though no one was hurt.
Deputy Chief Lawrence Gassert said the bullets
apparently were being stored away from a weapon in the bedroom where the fire
started, and the heat from the fire caused the bullets to explode. Fire
crews brought the blaze under control within 10 minutes or so, containing it to
a single bedroom and hallway. However, the rest of the house sustained heat and
smoke damage. No one was home at the time of the fire in the
single-family ranch; it remains under investigation.
