Overheating equipment blamed for small house fire in Oakwood

UPDATE @ 12:05 a.m. 

A house recently purchased and currently under renovation suffered ‘very minor’ damage after a piece of equipment overheated.

Firefighters said a floor sander overheated and filled the house with smoke, but only damaged a small portion of a floor.

No injuries were reported.

FIRST REPORT

Firefighters have responded to a report of a house fire on Orchard Drive in Oakwood late Tuesday night.

Crews from Oakwood and Kettering were dispatched to the house in the 200 block of Orchard Drive around 11:25 p.m. for an initial report of a smell of smoke in the area.

Scanner traffic from the scene indicates firefighters kicked open a door and found heavy smoke conditions inside.

Officials told our crew they believe the house is vacant and no one is inside.

We have a crew on the way and we’ll update this page as new details become available.

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