Fire at ‘problem structure’ deemed suspicious, district chief says

DAYTON — A fire at an abandoned Dayton home is being considered suspicious.

Firefighters were called to a fire in the 300 block of Lookout Avenue, near McCall Street on Thursday.

Heavy fire was reported through the roof of a one-and-a-half-story house, according to a social media post from Dayton Police and Fire.

>> PHOTOS: Firefighters on scene of house fire in Dayton

District Fire Chief Chris Kinzeler told News Center 7 that the home had been “vacant for some time.”

“(The crews) had identified that this is a building that had been placarded by our prevention department, so our firefighter crews, at some point, had identified this as a problem structure,” Kinzeler said.

There were holes in the floor and the stairs were gone.

While there were no indications that anyone had been squatting in the home prior to the fire, Kinzeler noted it was suspicious in nature.

The fire remains under investigation.

ExpandAutoplay

Image 1 of 5

Lookout Avenue Fire

©2023 Cox Media Group