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UPDATE: Cause of 2-story house fire in Dayton deemed accidental

DAYTON — Firefighters responded to a house fire in Dayton Monday afternoon.

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According to Dayton Fire Department Chief Brad French, crews were dispatched at 1:05 p.m. to a house on West Mumma Avenue on reports of a fire.

When crews arrived on scene they found fire coming from the second floor of the house.

Crews quickly forced entry, controlled the fire, and completed a search of the house, French said.

Photos from the scene show fire damage to the second floor in the back of the house.

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No injuries were reported at the scene and preliminary damage estimates are not immediately available, French said.

Crews were on scene for approximately three hours.

The Dayton Fire Department Fire Investigations Unit determined the cause of the fire to be accidental, French said.

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