House fire being treated as suspicious after string of fires in local neighborhood

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DAYTON — Firefighters respond to a house fire in Dayton on Wednesday night.

As reported on News Center 7 at 11, crews were called to the 100 block of Melwood Avenue just after 9 p.m., according to a Montgomery County dispatcher.

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Firefighters arrived at a vacant home engulfed in flames.

Crews said it was too dangerous for them to search inside.

Our News Center 7 crews on the scene show flames shooting out of the roof of the house.

Crews knew the home was vacant due to being out in the area a week prior.

“It’s being treated as suspicious at this time,” said Dayton District Fire Captain Andrew Wiley.

Wiley said there was a fire in the house right next to this one, as well as the one behind it on Gettysburg Avenue.

“We’ve had a lot in this area, and they’ve all been very suspicious,” said Wiley.

The house has been scheduled for an emergency demolition.

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