Body found in house destroyed by fire
The body of one DAYTON — resident was found Monday inside a house that was destroyed by fire.
The house in the 20 block of Seminary Avenue was engulfed when Dayton firefighters arrived. When the fire was reported around 3:30 p.m., callers said its three residents were possibly trapped inside.
Two of the residents were accounted for, but crews Monday afternoon were con- ducting secondary searches and trying to reach relatives to track down the third occupant, said District Fire Chief Matt McClain of the Dayton Fire Department.
By 5:30 p.m., the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office confirmed its investigator was called to the scene after a body had been found.
The fire victim’s name, age and gender were not released.
The fire was heavy on all three floors of the house, McClain said.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.