DAYTON — UPDATE @ 7:00 a.m.
Flames and smoke could be visible as firefighters battled a house fire in Dayton on Thursday.
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As reported on News Center 7 Daybreak, the fire caused significant damage to the house.
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Dayton firefighters and officers responded to East 5th Street and Drummer Avenue at 12:48 a.m. on initial reports of a house fire.
An iWitness7 viewer sent us a video showing flames and smoke visible from East Dayton.
It also showed that officers had blocked off part of East 5th Street.
Initial scanner traffic indicated that firefighters dealt with heavy fire conditions upon arrival.
At the same time, some firefighters were at the scene of an earlier house fire at the 1600 block of W. Grand Avenue.
Scanner traffic indicated some firefighters were released from W. Grand Avenue to assist the E 5th Street fire.
News Center 7 has contacted the Dayton Fire Department for more information about both fires.
We will update this story.
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