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Multiple Genoa homes damaged by fire Sunday

Crews from across region responded

By Kelsey Rettke
Crews use a fire hose from the DeKalb Fire Department's ladder truck to battle a multi-home fire in the early morning hours on Sunday, March 16, 2025, in the 200 block of Market Street in the Riverbend Subdivision in Genoa.

Crews use a fire hose from the DeKalb Fire Department's ladder truck to battle a multi-home fire in the early morning hours on Sunday, March 16, 2025, in the 200 block of Market Street in the Riverbend Subdivision in Genoa. (Photo provided by Hampshire Fire Protection District)

GENOA – Multiple Genoa homes were damaged by fire early Sunday morning, authorities said.

Firefighters responded at about 4:50 a.m. Sunday to the 200 block of Market Street for reports of multiple homes on fire in the Riverbend subdivision, according to the Genoa Police Department.

Firefighters from the Genoa-Kingston Fire Protection District battle a multi-home fire in the early morning hours on Sunday, March 16, 2025, in the 200 block of Market Street in the Riverbend Subdivision in Genoa.

Firefighters from the Genoa-Kingston Fire Protection District battle a multi-home fire in the early morning hours on Sunday, March 16, 2025, in the 200 block of Market Street in the Riverbend Subdivision in Genoa. (Photo provided by Hampshire Fire Protection District)

Crews responded, including firefighters and paramedics from agencies across DeKalb County and the region.

Shortly before 9 a.m., Genoa authorities reported that crews still were on the scene.

Fire Chief Trevor Hermann of the Hampshire Fire Protection District talks with crew members as they brave a snowy Sunday, March 16, 2025, to battle a multi-home fire, in the 200 block of Market Street in the Riverbend Subdivision in Genoa.

Fire Chief Trevor Hermann of the Hampshire Fire Protection District talks with crew members as they brave a snowy Sunday, March 16, 2025, to battle a multi-home fire, in the 200 block of Market Street in the Riverbend Subdivision in Genoa. (Photo provided by Hampshire Fire Protection District)

“Please continue to steer clear of the area,” authorities wrote on the Genoa Police Department’s Facebook page at 8:47 a.m.

The extent of the damage or number of residents displaced has not yet been publicly released. The Genoa-Kingston Fire Protection District has not released further details as of press time Sunday.

Crews battle a multi-home fire in the early morning hours on Sunday, March 16, 2025, in the 200 block of Market Street in the Riverbend Subdivision in Genoa.

Crews battle a multi-home fire in the early morning hours on Sunday, March 16, 2025, in the 200 block of Market Street in the Riverbend Subdivision in Genoa. (Photo provided by Hampshire Fire Protection District)

This is a developing story that will be updated.

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