Overnight trailer fire in Belpre under investigation

BELPRE, Ohio (WTAP) - An overnight trailer fire in Belpre is under investigation.

Belpre police and the Belpre Volunteer Fire Department were called around 2:54 a.m. Wednesday to a trailer on fire in the 600 block of Barclay Street, police said.

When officers got there, the trailer was fully engulfed and no one was inside.

Police said the fire had spread to a nearby shed and could have spread to the neighboring trailers.

Belpre Volunteer Fire Department crews contained the fire, which ended the threat to the nearby trailers, according to police.

The Little Hocking Fire Department helped Belpre firefighters until the fire was completely out.

The City of Belpre EMS, the Little Hocking Fire Department and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office also helped.

The fire remains under investigation.