KETTERING — Kettering fire crews responded to a house fire on Saturday, Nov. 25, a Kettering Police and Fire dispatcher confirmed.
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Crews were dispatched to a house on the 3000 block of Ridgemore Avenue around 4:40 p.m. on reports of smoke coming from a house, Kettering Fire Department Assistant Chief Mike Miller said.
Fire crews on scene said a neighbor called 911 after seeing smoke coming from the roof.
No one was home when the fire started, but two dogs inside died, the Battalion Chief on scene said.
Crews also found one cat in the house but they said it would be okay.
The fire has been ruled as accidental and it started in the kitchen on the stove, Miller said.
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The kitchen was damaged by the fire, while smoke and water left damage throughout the remainder of the home, Miller said.
A preliminary investigation shows the fire did at least $60,000 in damage.