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Dayton sees 4 suspicious fires in 19 hours
DAYTON — The Dayton Fire Department is investigating four separate structure fires that burned within 19 hours as suspicious, a department assistant chief said.
Jeffrey Payne, the Dayton fire assistant chief, said the set of blazes that began with a house fire Wednesday morning, Aug. 12, that led to two firefighters receiving medical treatment is unusual for its frequency.
“Four working fires in 24 hours is considered a heavy day,” Payne said. “That’s heavier than we usually get this time of year. We’ll get garage fires, but as far as dwellings that’s more than normal.”
Firefighters first responded to 442 Deeds Ave. at 11:23 a.m. Wednesday. Following the fire, one firefighter received treatment after suffering blistering burns to his ears and another was taken to a hospital with elevated vital signs, Payne said.
“It was a very hot fire,” Payne said.
Later Wednesday, at 8:10 p.m., firefighters responded to 341 E. Lincoln St., where the two-story home listed on the city of Dayton’s nuisance list for more than 400 days was on fire.
“There was no one inside at the time, but we were told some homeless people stay here,” said Dayton fire East District Chief David Grahl at the scene. “The house was empty, except for quite a bit of trash.”
Thursday morning, at 1:10 a.m., a smaller fire at 1938 N. Main St. was quickly extinguished, and firefighters moved on to 744 Huffman Ave. at 6:02 a.m. The Huffman address was vacant, Payne said.
Investigators will continue to work to determine the causes of the fires, Payne said.
