DAYTON — UPDATE @ 8:50 a.m.:
Three houses sustained damage after a fire broke out in the 1300 block of Xenia Avenue in Dayton Thursday, reports indicate.
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The fire started in one structure and spread to the neighboring two houses, emergency scanner traffic indicates.
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No injuries have been initially reported and it was not immeidately known if the structures were vacant or occupied.
Xenia Avenue remains blocked in both directions between Steve Whalen Boulevard and Linden Avenue.
We’ll continue to update this story as we learn more.
FIRST REPORT
Firefighters are battling a house fire on Xenia Avenue in Dayton Thursday morning.
The fire was reported around 7:40 a.m. at the house in the 1300 block of Xenia Avenue.
First crews on the scene reported smoke and flames were coming from the second floor of a hous. The fire has also reportedly spread to a neighboring house.
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The smoke is visible from U.S. 35, near the Steve Whalen Avenue overpass, according to Ohio Department of Transportation cameras.
Xenia Avenue is shut down between Linden Avenue and Steve Whalen Boulevard while crews battle the blaze.
No injuries have been initially reported.
We have a crew on the scene and we’ll update this story as we learn more.