Family returns from grocery store to find smoke coming from attic of home

Credit: DaytonDailyNews

UPDATE @ 9:22 p.m.:

Homeowners of the house fire on Hillcrest Avenue will be staying with family while investigators work to determine the cause of the fire.

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The family returned home from the grocery store to find their neighbors telling them their house had heavy smoke coming from the attic, Chief Mike Fascacht of the Dayton fire department said.

The electric is currently shut off for safety purposes and it is being considered as a cause for the fire.

INITIAL REPORT:

Crews responded to a two-story house fire in the 200 block of Hillcrest Avenue, reported around 7:20 p.m.

Initial reports indicated there was smoke showing from the attic.

We will update this story as we learn more.

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