Cause of deadly Yellow Springs fire determined

YELLOW SPRINGS — State investigators have determined an open flame too close to combustibles in the living room of a home on Glen View Drive in Yellow Springs likely caused the deadly fire there last month.

Trevor A. Nared, 26, of Yellow Springs, was killed in the fire in the 1400 block of Glen View on Aug. 24.

A woman was hospitalized after she escaped the fire.

The Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office determined the fire was accidental.

“When I got here there was very heavy smoke coming from the structure, a lot of heavy flames coming from the front as well, very involved,” Assistant Chief Denny Powell of Miami Township Fire-Rescue said.

Powell said there were multiple 911 calls about the fire, including from the homeowner who reported the man in his 20s was trapped. Crews initially were able to go in the back of the house, but the intense flames made it unsafe for firefighters and unlikely anyone was still alive inside, Powell said.

“There were no smoke detectors that were activated,” said Powell, who urged residents to buy smoke detectors and change batteries.

In addition to Miami Twp. Fire-Rescue, fire crews from Cedarville and Xenia townships and Husted responded, Powers said.