DAYTON — A person was hospitalized after a house fire in a Dayton neighborhood on Thursday afternoon.
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Dayton firefighters responded around 2:17 p.m. to the 100 block of Fernwood Avenue on reports of a house fire, according to Dayton Fire Chief Brad French.
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Upon arrival, firefighters found smoke coming from a home. They extinguished the fire and searched the house.
Photos show that Dayton police blocked off part of Fernwood Avenue while firefighters investigated the fire.
Medics transported an adult to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Chief French said.
Fire officials determined that the fire was accidental. Preliminary damage estimates are still pending, Chief French stated.
Firefighters were at the scene for four hours.
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