Flames rip through, destroy Dayton convenience store

DAYTON — UPDATE @ 7:00 A.M.

A fire destroyed a Dayton convenience store early Wednesday morning.

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As reported on News Center 7 Daybreak, smoke could be seen throughout Montgomery County.

Dayton firefighters responded around 4:40 a.m. to a structure at the 900 block of West Third Street.

Part of Third Street remains closed due to the fire investigation.

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When firefighters arrived, flames were ripping through the Tasty Bird Market on West Third Street.

News Center 7’s Xavier Hershovitz said the smoke could be seen from as far away as Kettering and Oakwood.

The fire caused part of the building to collapse.

Dayton fire officials said the fire was so significant that they had to battle it from the outside.

They said that the owner has been notified and is on the scene.

Fire officials believe no one was inside at the time of the fire. They told Hershovitz that firefighters are still battling hotspots.

Hershovitz said that smoke has been blowing into Dayton neighborhoods.

Fire officials said that an emergency demolition has been ordered.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

News Center 7 will continue to update this developing story.

Flames, smoke fill sky after fire rips through Dayton convenience store Firefighters responded to a reported fire at a Dayton convenience store early Wednesday.

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