A woman who said she is a resident there said someone in one of the units was cooking and that may have led to the fire.
Dayton Fire District Chief Rennes Bowers confirmed that someone cooking food led to the fire that spread into the walls of the units and the common attic area that connects the four townhouses.
The incident was dispatched just after 6 p.m. on a report of a structure fire with people possibly trapped. Bowers said everyone was out by the time fire crews arrived and a search of the units found no one trapped.
The seven occupants will have to find alternative housing because the damage is extensive, the district chief said.
Bowers could not put a dollar estimate on the damage because the investigation is still in its early stages.
INITIAL REPORT
Dayton fire has been dispatched on a report of an apartment building fire with entrapment, 5112 Northcrest Drive.
The incident was called out just after 6 p.m.
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