It was a busy Monday afternoon for the Clinton Fire Department, which responded to two simultaneous fires on Clinton’s east side. 

Crews were called to a garage fire at about 3 PM in the 600 block of East Adams Street. Public Safety Commissioner for the City of Clinton, Dan Ballenger, says it was not long before the fire spread to the rest of the house and ignited the roof, causing a call for more manpower. 

The Fire Department was paged out to a separate garage fire around 4:15 pm. Ballenger says the garage in the 400 block of Clinton Street was extinguished swiftly with extensive damage. 

According to Ballenger, the dry weather and the breezy afternoon made the day a challenge, noting they had a tree catch fire near one of the structures at the initial scene.

One firefighter was transported to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. There were no other injuries or fatalities at either scene.

At the time of this story, crews were still on scene at East Adams Street, and Ballenger anticipates they would remain on scene well into the night. 

The causes of both fires are still under investigation at this time. 

The Neighborhood Care Center was among the agencies helping provide relief to first responders.