KETTERING — A large fire destroyed a Kettering Parks storage barn and caused smoke that was seen from miles away.
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The fire was reported around 2:06 p.m. at the Kettering Parks Maintenance Center on Valleywood Drive.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00, one of our news crews was at a different scene near US 35 and Trebein Road when they saw the huge smoke plume coming from the horizon.
When they got to the scene, they found Kettering firefighters working to put out the flames left at the detached storage barn.
Firefighters who first arrived on the scene said they found heavy smoke and fire consuming the entire building, which is about the size of a high school basketball court.
Kettering Fire told News Center 7 that city crews keep everything from lawnmowers to heavy equipment like backhoes in that barn.
Our crew asked if there was any concern for any hazardous materials burning.
“There were some storage of some chemicals as far as some fertilizer and stuff like that. We’ve already contacted Ohio EPA. We’ve contacted the Dayton Regional Hazmat Coordinator, and we’ve spoken with him as well. We’ve been in contact with then,” Battalion Chief Brett Davenport said.
Davenport also said they don’t have any concerns for anything other than “close mitigation to the fire building itself.”
One person suffered from minor smoke inhalation and was treated at the scene. No other injuries were reported.
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