OTHER LOCAL NEWS: Longtime area police chief dies
Normally, this type of fire that is fed by mulch is not much of a damaging fire, he said, but the fire got into the structure because of the wind.
The winds carried the flames onto the porch and into the house, Seagraves said.
"You get the wind like this, it's blowing in especially if they got the windows open," he said.
Crews were dispatched about 1:45 p.m. to the 600 block of North Main Street and reported heavy smoke coming from the house.
The Miami Valley was under what the National Weather Service called an "enhanced fire danger risk" until 6:15 p.m. because of the high winds.
Seagraves estimated the damage to the structure and contents at $30,000 to $40,000.
No injuries were reported.
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