Fire engulfs Preble Co. home after explosion, 911 caller reports

GRATIS — A two-story home in Gratis was fully engulfed in flames following an explosion Sunday overnight.

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Multiple crews were dispatched the 100 block of West North Street at around 3:25 a.m. on reports of a house fire, Preble County Dispatch confirmed to News Center 7.

A 911 caller reported that they heard a loud explosion, then began seeing flames inside the building, according to traffic on emergency scanners. However, it is still unknown what caused the fire, dispatchers said.

Medics were called to the scene, but there were no reported injuries, dispatchers informed.

The fire required mutual aid from neighboring fire station in order to extinguish it.

We will update this story as it develops and more information is released.

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