DAYTON — UPDATE Feb. 29 @ 8:07 p.m.: An emergency demolition order was requested for a house in the 30 block of South Jersey Street that sustained major damage in a fire Wednesday night, Dayton Fire Assistant Chief Brad French said in an update Thursday evening.
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The cause of the fire has been classified as undetermined, he said.
There were no victims found or injuries reported. The first-arriving crew was on scene within four minutes of being dispatched at 10 p.m. and found heavy fire throughout the two-story house and flames making their way through the roof.
The incident commander made the call for firefighters to control the flames from the exterior because of the extent of the fire and concerns about the structure possibly collapsing. Firefighters later were able to conduct a partial search of accessible areas. Firefighters operated at the scene approximately two hours.
The structure was deemed a total loss, the assistant chief said.
INITIAL REPORT
Firefighters responded to a house fire in Dayton Wednesday night.
Dayton firefighters were dispatched about 10 p.m. to the 30 block of South Jersey Street on initial reports of a house fire, Montgomery County Regional Dispatch told News Center 7.
Heavy fire was reported in the back of a two-story home, Dayton Police & Fire wrote on social media.
We are working to learn the extent of damage to the home.
News Center 7 will provide updates on this story.
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