Flames, heavy smoke fill sky after fire at boarded up house in Dayton

DAYTON — Firefighters are on the scene of a fire at a boarded-up residence in Dayton early Monday morning.

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News Center 7′s Mason Fletcher is on scene and will have the latest on what is happening LIVE on News Center 7 Daybreak.

Around 2:51 a.m. crews were dispatched to the 100 block of Squirrel Road on reports of a structure fire.

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A Montgomery County Regional Dispatch Sergeant confirmed that there was fire reported on the second floor.

The residence is believed to be vacant and is boarded up.

The residence is located across the street from Kettering Health Dayton also known as Grandview Hospital.

Crews on scene told News Center 7 that squatters were outside the house when they arrived. It is unclear if anyone was injured.

This is a developing story.

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Squirrel Rd Fire Dayton (Konner Logan)

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