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Youngstown firefighters battle four weekend blazes; no injuries reported

Monday, August 15, 2011

Staff report

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Four vacant-house fires blazed through the city Saturday night into Sunday morning.

Fires reportedly began at 705 Salt Springs Road at 10:25 p.m. Saturday and 523 Steel St. at 10:32 p.m. At 11:05 p.m., a third blaze began at 2552 Cornwall St. The fourth began at 3:47 a.m. Sunday at 1236 East High Ave.

Both the Cornwall and Steel Street fires rekindled at 4:35 a.m. and 5:07 a.m. respectively, authorities said.

No injuries were reported, and officials did not say whether the causes were known.