Afternoon fire damages house, but kids unharmed

DAYTON — A man on his way home from work learned that his house was on fire, then worried that his children could be trapped inside.

The fire happened at 1554 Home Ave. about 2:40 p.m. The owner received a call from his neighbor to tell him the house was on fire.

When firefighters arrived, they found the first and second floors on the back side of the house engulfed in flames.

The owner told firefighters that his children could have been in the house after returning from school. Firefighters began a search, but the man’s children were on the school bus and arrived home a short time later.

West District Fire Chief Jim Beach said the house sustained heavy damage. The Red Cross was contacted to provide temporary shelter for the family.

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