COLERAIN TOWNSHIP — Fire officials say a spectacular blaze that destroyed three barns on Colerain Township property overnight may have been deliberately set.

        There were no injuries and a damage loss hasn't been determined. But officials say the loss may be minimal because the township was planning to raze the buildings for park development.

        Firefighters were called to the blaze on East Miami River Road in Dunlap just after 1 a.m. and found heavy fire in all three buildings. “It appears that there were three barns,” Colerain Township Fire Capt. Frank Cook said. “They were all on fire at the same time when the first company arrived on the scene.”

        Firefighters were able to protect a house on the property.

        The barns were on a 125-acre parcel the township bought about 18 months ago, said Greg Snyder, Colerain Township parks and services director. “We purchased it for parkland and we're in the process right now of getting a design firm to design the park,” Mr. Snyder said. “The barns were about 100 years old and had some historical significance to them.”

        The fire will not affect the park development, Mr. Snyder said.

        Because there were no fire hydrants near the property, firefighters used tankers to shuttle water to the fire, Capt. Cook said.

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