‘Fire roaring out the front;’ 911 caller describes fire at local supermarket

DAYTON — A local supermarket caught fire on Thursday morning.

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News Center 7′s Mason Fletcher is working to learn more about the fire and the impact it’ll have on the store. He’ll have the latest tonight on News Center 7 at 5:00.

Dayton Police & Fire and wrote on social media that firefighters responded to the 3500 block of Cornell Drive on reports of a structure fire. The fire was reported around 8 a.m.

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A 911 caller told dispatchers that Cornell Meat King Supermarket was on fire.

“The whole place is smoking and it’s smoking bad,” she said.

When asked if she saw flames, the 911 caller told the dispatcher that “there’s fire roaring out the front.”

Images captured by News Center 7 show charring on the supermarket’s sign and exterior wall.

We’re working to learn more about what caused the fire and if the store will be able to reopen soon.

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