Fire destroys vacant home in Dayton

UPDATE @ 10:37 a.m.:

Over 1400 DP&L customers were without power during the fire on McReynolds Street in Dayton, according to DP&L spokesperson Kevin Hall.

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According to Hall, the Dayton Fire Department asked for assistance to have electric facilities nearby de-energized.

He said DP&L crews could not reach some facilities so they took the outage to a larger area of customers.

Crews were able to isolate necessary equipment from the fire and most customer’s power was restored around 7 a.m., Hall said.

Power was fully restored to every customer around 8:15 a.m.

UPDATE @ 8:14 a.m.:

The fire that started in a vacant home caused others in the neighborhood to lose power, according to a Dayton firefighter.

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DP&L is on scene after the fire affected a transformer in the back of the home. A main line had to be dropped causing people in the neighborhood to lose power, the firefighter said.

Neighbors said they heard gunshots around 1 to 3 a.m. but they didn’t see anyone in the area of the home. The firefighter said he thinks that incident may be related to the fire.

The cause is under investigation but the home is damaged beyond repair.

UPDATE @ 7:22 a.m.:

The fire in the 100 block of McReynolds Street is under control and almost out.

Neighbors are reporting the building was abandoned but we are working to confirm this.

FIRST REPORT:

Dayton fire crews are on scene battling a “fully-involved house” fire in Dayton, according to regional dispatchers.

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Fire crews and medics were dispatched around 5:25 a.m. to the 100 block of McReynolds Street.

It’s not known if there was anyone inside of the structure or if there were any injuries.

We have a crew on scene working to learn more and will update this page as information becomes available.