The Ontario Fire Marshal is investigating four suspicious overnight fires in the West Lincoln area, including one that significantly damaged a barn just over the border in Hamilton.

Firefighters responded to the call at 1560 Westbrook Rd., east of Binbrook, at 3:17 a.m. Sunday and found a fully involved barn fire, said Hamilton Fire spokesperson Claudio Mostacci.

When Hamilton crews arrived, fire departments from Grimsby and West Lincoln were already there. They had been responding to three other fires in the West Lincoln area overnight.

Those fires occurred between 11:30 p.m. Saturday and 12:45 a.m. Sunday on Vaughn Road near Port Davidson Road, South Chippawa Road near North Chippawa Road and Regional Road 8 near Hwy 20.

The fire marshal’s office was called in to investigate all the fires, according to Niagara Regional Police.

No one was injured in any of the fires, including the one on Westbrook, which caused $25,000 damage.

The barn was filled with hay, which fuelled the fire, Mostacci said. The farm equipment inside was not damaged.

The barn has concrete walls that were not destroyed, but the nylon roof completely melted.

A total of 12 Hamilton Fire units, including four tanker trucks, responded to the scene. Mostacci said the fire was knocked down by around 4 a.m. and crews continued working on hot spots until about 7:15 a.m.

Hamilton police collected forensic evidence at the scene and the case will be forwarded to the police arson investigator, said Staff Sgt. Rob Hersics.

Police left the scene later Sunday morning, when the fire marshal took over.

Police are also looking into a dumpster fire at the old Barton Secondary School, near Upper Gage Avenue and Mohawk Road East, that happened at around 4:45 a.m.

Hersics said it’s not clear if the dumpster fire, which caused no damage, is related to the others.