According to officials, around 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, the Hamilton Fire Division was called to the 1400 block of Hamilton Ave. in Hamilton Township for a house fire with people trapped. Officials said the first arriving units found a three-story duplex with fire on all three floors and a two-family home next door, which also had fire on all three floors. Officials said after an investigation by the Hamilton Fire Marshals Office and the Hamilton Police Division, it was determined that the fire originated from an e-bike battery being charged inside a bedroom.