Dumpster fire melts siding at Summit Square Apts

Intense heat from a dumpster fire melted the siding of a building at the Summit Square Apartments Wednesday evening, Aug. 3, 2016, in Dayton. (Jim Noelker/Staff)

Intense heat from a dumpster fire melted the siding of a building at the Summit Square Apartments Wednesday evening, Aug. 3, 2016, in Dayton. (Jim Noelker/Staff)
Crime & Law
Aug 3, 2016
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An arson investigator was called tonight after a dumpster fire melted siding on an apartment building.

Crews were called around 6:30 p.m. to the Summit Square Apartments, 616 Summit Square Drive.

The fire was quickly extinguished, but not before the flames caused about $2,000 damage to the outside of the building, according to fire officials.

Residents are not displaced after the fire, which remains under investigation.

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