House deemed inhabitable after morning fire in Piqua

UPDATE @ 9:15 a.m.: 

The occupants of a Piqua home will be displaced after a fire broke out in the house Wednesday morning, according to firefighters.

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No one was home when the blaze was reported in the 600 block of West Greene Street around 8 a.m. Investigators said the homeowner left the house around five minutes before crews were dispatched to battle the fire.

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The cause of the fire is under investigation but firefighters said they were able to contain the fire to one room.

The house was deemed uninhabitable and will displace the occupants, investigators said.

No injuries were reported.

FIRST REPORT

Firefighters are working to extinguish a house fire that broke out of West Greene Street in Piqua Wednesday morning.

The fire was reported in the 600 block of West Greene Street around 8 a.m. Wednesday.

Crews reported finding heavy smoke pouring from the house when they first arrived on the scene, according to initial reports.

It was not known if anyone was home when the fire broke out and no injuries have been initially reported.

We have a crew on the way and we’ll update this story as we learn more.

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