Written by WCPO’s Danielle Goodman
An early Tuesday morning fire in Covington that could be seen from across the Ohio River left one home destroyed and another damaged.
The Covington Fire Department responded to the fire in the 1200 block of Parkway Avenue, near Devou Park, at approximately 1:45 a.m.
When firefighters arrived, they found heavy smoke coming from one of the homes, which was engulfed in flames.
According to crews at the scene, no one was injured.
Neighbors in the area rushed to call for help and then threw a brick at one of the houses’ doors to wake up the family inside.
“I was just walking my dog and saw the fire, so I yelled at my kid’s dad to call 911, and I ran to the fire department,” said Chelsea Light. “I got to the fire department, came back and then we both had to work on waking them up. We had to throw a brick at their door because they were sleeping.”
Neighbors told LINK’s media partner, WCPO, that the people who used to live in one of the houses moved out recently.
Crews said everyone at the home nearby that caught fire got out safely. Five people are displaced due to the fire. Eight pets were also rescued from the home.
The cause of the fire to the two houses is still unknown. Flames could be seen from drivers on the Brent Spence Bridge.