DAYTON — Firefighters responded to a duplex fire in Dayton early Saturday morning.
Around 2:11 a.m. crews with the Dayton Fire Department were dispatched to the 200 block of Maryland Ave on reports of a fire.
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When firefighters got to the scene, they reported seeing fire coming from the first floor of a two-story home.
Two occupants had escaped from the home before the fire department got to the scene. One of them was taken to the hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries, according to Dayton Fire’s Assistant Chief Brad French.
Three dogs were removed from the home by firefighters.
Investigators determined that the fire was caused by “improperly discarded smoking materials” and was determined to be an accident.
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