4-alarm fire in Chester damages buildings, torches cars

4-alarm fire in Chester damages buildings, torches cars

No one was injured in a 4-alarm fire overnight in Chester that consumed three buildings and damaged multiple cars.

CHESTER, Pa. - No one was injured in a 4-alarm fire overnight in Chester that consumed three homes and damaged multiple cars.

What we know:

The fire was reported around 8:30 p.m., on the 700 block of West 7th Street.

Fire Chief John Paul Shirley said the fire affected three buildings, which appear to be homes, and torched several vehicles.

 "We had three buildings involved, so there was extensive fire in one of the buildings and fire in two of the exposure buildings," Shirley said. "Not only was it on the interior of the buildings, it was on the exterior in the rear and there were multiple vehicles on fire as well."

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What we don't know:

Firefighters are working to determine what caused the fire.

Fire investigators suspect the blaze started outside the homes.