Two homes are a total loss after fire spreads to neighbor’s house

Two houses caught fire early Thursday morning in Charleston. The call came around 3:30 in the 1200 block of Washington Street West. Firefighters said it started in one house and then spread to the house beside it. Everyone inside the homes made it out safely. Eyewitness News said both homes are a total loss, but have not said what may have started the first one. The investigation is continuing.