‘I don’t feel safe;’ Fire at high-rise apartment complex second in a year, residents say

DAYTON — Three people are without a home for the night after a fire at a high-rise apartment complex Monday.

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As reported on News Center 7 at 6, just after 1 p.m., crews were dispatched to the 980 block of Wilmington Ave on reports of an apartment fire.

Witnesses said they saw neighbors hanging out of apartment windows asking for help.

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Deputy Fire Chief Nick Judge said the fire started at an apartment on the fourth floor in the kitchen.

“It’s scary because if that would have gotten bigger I’m on the fifth floor,” Terry Meyers said.

Many of the residents that live there, like Meyers, need assistance getting in and out of the building.

Judge said there is smoke damage to the apartments in the main hallway on the fourth floor and all the apartments directly above the fire.

There is also water damage to the apartments below.

He said firefighters faced issues such as no sprinklers in the building.

Residents said they don’t feel safe returning to the building because this is the second fire within a year.

We will continue to follow this story.

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High Rise Fire Wilmington Avenue (Dayton Fire Department)

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