Firefighters suffer shocks from electricity during house fire in Dayton neighborhood

DAYTON — Update @ 8:45 a.m.

No one was injured after a house fire in Dayton on Monday morning.

When crews arrived on the scene, the home was heavily engulfed in flames on the second floor, according to Dayton Fire Chief Nick Judge.

At the time of the fire, power was still on inside the home.

Judge said the mixture of water in the basement, heat, and the power led to firefighters being shocked.

The home is considered vacant.

The fire is being treated as suspicious.

We will continue to follow this story.

Initial story:

Crews are on the scene of a house fire in Dayton.

Firefighters were called to the 800 block of Milburn Avenue around 6:45 a.m., according to a Montgomery County Regional Dispatcher.

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