Local first responders were still on the scene this morning of an overnight house fire at 8300 Hinton Mill Road. Jerome Township Fire Chief Douglas Stewart said crews were dispatched at 4:15 a.m. Thursday. He said they arrived to the house “fully engulfed in fire.” As of 10 a.m., he said crews were still at the scene investigating the cause of the incident. He said there were no injuries, as the home was vacant at the time of the fire. Jerome Township Division of Fire was assisted by crews from the Marysville Division of Fire, Scioto Township Fire Department, Allen Township Fire Department, Tri-Township Fire District, Pleasant Valley Fire Department, Washington Township Fire Department, Concord Township Fire Department, Delaware County EMS, Union County Emergency Management Agency and the Union County Sheriff’s Office.
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