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Three arsons in 24 hours have fire investigators busy
DAYTON - Three arson fires within 24 hours has Dayton Fire Department fire investigators low on sleep and empty on suspect leads.
The first arson occurred about 4:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26, as flames caused $45,000 worth of damage and displaced six people inside an apartment at 1041 Danner Ave.
Multiple fires were set in a vacant unit inside the building, DFD arson investigator Vicki Carr said. The flames spread into an occupied unit of the building and did significant damage, Carr said.
The Red Cross took care of the family’s temporary housing, fire officials said
“We have no suspects in that one,” she said.
The second arson occurred about 10 p.m. Monday after a fire was set on the back porch of a vacant duplex at 140-142 Samuel St. Firefighters knocked down the blaze within 20 minutes of arriving.
Flames caused $30,000 in damages and it is the third arson at the structure in about a year, Carr said. A fire in August of last year caused $10,000 worth of damage and another fire in March caused minor damage to the duplex, Carr said.
There are no suspects in the most recent arson.
The final blaze was a 341 E. Lincoln St. about 1:30 a.m. today that caused $500 worth of damage to a vacant house, Carr said. The fire was ruled an arson and is the second at the house in about two months, Carr said.
There are no suspects.
“We are having a problem with these (vacant) homes being secured,” said Carr, talking about windows and doors being boarded up. “They are supposed to be secured by the homeowner and if not, (the city’s) housing (department) is supposed to do it.”
Carr said it is hard to solve an arson because there are usually no witnesses and there is ample time for an arsonist to get away before smoke or flames are noticeable.
Vacant property loss by arson has surpassed $1 million in the city this year and is on pace to be the largest loss in at least five years, Asst. Chief Michael Caudill said.
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