“The house across the street is on fire,” the woman told 911 0perators. When the dispatcher asked if anyone was inside, she replied, ” Yeah, my uncle … he is disabled, he only has one leg.”
The woman said her uncle was in the bedroom.
“Just please hurry,” she said while crying.
Credit: DaytonDailyNews
UPDATE @ 9:20 a.m.
A male who died in a fire this morning in the New Miami was found by first responders in the front room of the residence on Tecumseh Drive, according to the Butler County Sheriff’s Office.
Preliminary investigation appears that the fire originated in the front room but the exact cause is unknown at this time. The State Fire Marshal’s Office has been called to the scene .
INITIAL REPORT
A fatal fire in New Miami has claimed the life of one person this morning, according to Butler County dispatchers.
The fire broke out on Tecumseh Drive just after 7 a.m. Thursday. Dispatchers said emergency crews are still on the scene but no other information is available.
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