ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Update: Two neighboring Rock Island houses were involved in a heavy fire, and a third home received minor heat damage, according to the Rock Island Fire Department.
Crews responded to the structure fires on Tuesday at 1:03 p.m. in the Broadway District.
The two houses that were first involved in the fires were occupied. All residents escaped and one adult was transported to local health facilities with non-life threatening injuries. The fire department did not specify, but said multiple pets made it out of the houses but "several" also died in the fire.
The Rock Island Fire Department and investigators have determined the cause of the fire, but said that information will be released at a later time.
Original: Crews responded to multiple houses that caught fire Tuesday afternoon in a Rock Island neighborhood.
Rock Island, Moline and Arsenal fire units were on scene at the 800 block of 22nd Street for heavy smoke and flames coming from multiple houses.
Additional air support was called in to assist.
The cause of the fire has not been released yet.
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