The Dayton Fire Department was dispatched around 7:50 p.m. Monday night to a two-story house on fire in the 100 block of Bierce Avenue. There were heavy fire conditions showing from the first floor and a report of a possible occupant still inside, according to Dayton Fire Capt. Brad French.
After crews entered the house to control the fire and search for people inside, one victim was found on the first floor with nonsurvivable injuries.
A deceased dog also was found inside the burning home.
A 911 caller on Monday said there was thick smoke, shooting flames and two disabled men possibly inside the house.
Further details revealed that significant fire and smoke damage was throughout the house. It took around four hours for crews to get the fire under control.
Dispatch records said that fire crews found one person on the first floor, but crews were unable to find the stairs. Additionally, crews said that there were “hoarder conditions” inside the house.
Seven people have been found deceased after three house fires in Dayton this year, all in March.
The first was March 5 in the 300 block of Ashwood Avenue that killed 71-year-old Darlene Alston.
Three days later, on March 8, the bodies of five people were recovered following a large fire in the 500 block of North Broadway Street. None of the victims has been identified.
The fires remain under investigation by the Dayton Fire Department.
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