FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2/21/2023

District 2, 513-352-2322
Philip A. Worsham, District Fire Chief, Philip.Worsham@cincinnati-oh.gov

Address: 5300 Hamilton Av

Dispatch Time: 0108

Type of Incident: Structure Fire

Response Efforts/Number of Firefighters on Scene: 3 Alarm High Rise Fire 109 Firefighters

Civilian or Firefighter Injuries: Multiple Civilian, Two Fire Fighters

Estimated Damage: $1,000,000

Cause: Undetermined

Number of People Displaced: Undetermined at this time

Smoke Detectors Present: None Found

Incident Description: 

Companies were dispatched to 5300 Hamilton Av, Hammond North Condominiums, for a report of
structure fire at 0108 this morning. First arriving units found heavy fire conditions on the first floor
requiring a grueling, offensive effort on the part of the 100 plus firefighters dispatched to the scene as
all 18 floors had to be searched for extension of the life-threatening products of combustion and those
in peril as a result of same. As such, some residents were evacuated while others were sheltered in
place; for those evacuated Metro provided buses to protect them from the cool weather. Other
agencies that were requested to assist included CPD, Duke, Red Cross, and the Building Department.
Multiple civilians and two firefighters were transported to local hospitals for treatment; others were
evaluated on the scene and subsequently released. At this time the fire's cause is under investigation
by the CFD's Fire Investigation Unit.