Emergency demolition ordered, 2 displaced after fire in Dayton

DAYTON — A house was destroyed and two people were displaced after a fire in Dayton Wednesday.

Around 9 p.m. Dayton firefighters were called to a house fire in the 100 block of Xenia Avenue, according to Dayton District Fire Chief Bob Barnes.

Barnes said when firefighters arrived the house was already in flames.

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The home was vacant and an emergency demolition was ordered due to the damage the fire caused.

“The ceilings completely caved in, the walls are bowing out, so it becomes a collapse hazard if you have people walking around the house,” Barnes said.

The fire stretched to the home next door causing significant damage.

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Barnes said the two people inside the home had to find somewhere else to sleep tonight.

No injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

We will continue to follow this story.

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Xenia Avenue Fire (Staff)

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