Fire destroys garage, damages house in Dayton

UPDATE @ 11:55 p.m.: The fire that destroyed a garage and damaged a house in Dayton is being investigated as suspicious, Dayton District Chief Cheryl Clark said.

No one was injured, though the residents of the home on Willowwood Drive tried to put out the flames but were driven back, she said.

All of the residents were inside, Clark said, and there is no apparent reason why the garage would catch fire. The garage was destroyed. There was some damage to the back of the house, she said.

FIRST REPORT

Fire crews are on the scene of a structure fire in the 300 block of Willowwood Drive in Dayton that reportedly has spread from the garage to the house.

The dispatch was issued just after 11 p.m. and we have a crew on the way.

There are no reports of any injuries. We have crew on the way.

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