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3 firefighters injured in Troy house fire

Wheeler Street House Fire (Courtesy of Miami County Commissioner Ted Mercer)
(Courtesy of Miami County Commissioner Ted Mercer)

TROY — Firefighters battled a house fire in Troy on Sunday morning.

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Troy firefighters responded to reports of a house fire in the 1000 block of Wheeler Street around 10 a.m.

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The first floor was in flames, according to the Troy Fire Department. Crews were able to control that fire, but it spread through the walls and into the attic.

An evacuation of the home was ordered after conditions changed and four firefighters had to exit the home from a second story window, using a ladder to get down, the fire department said.

Three of those firefighters were taken to the Upper Valley Medical Center, but were released soon after with minor injuries, according to the fire department.

The Red Cross is assisting the family who was displaced by the fire.

According to the Troy Fire Department, the home is a total loss. They do not yet have a cause for the fire.

News Center 7 will continue to follow this story.

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