Illegal electrical hookup found at home that caught second Detroit house on fire

DETROIT (FOX 2) - One of two houses that burned early Monday in Detroit had an illegal electrical hookup, according to fire officials.

Around 2 a.m., a fire was reported at a home on Evergreen near West Chicago on the city's west side. That fire then spread to a second home. 

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but fire officials said the occupied house where the fire originated had an illegal power hookup.

Neighbors told FOX 2 that the second house was unoccupied, but was set to soon be a rental home. 

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