Manpower requested as fire crews battle New Miami house fire

UPDATED at 2:47 p.m.:

Additional manpower is being requested at a structure fire in the 100 block of Whitaker Avenue in the village of New Miami.

Dispatchers report the fire is in the front of a home and is “fully engulfed.”

Emergency personnel were dispatched at 2:16 p.m. to a report of fire showing in a one-story home at 130 Whitaker Ave.

An initial report indicated an occupant was still inside but dispatchers report everyone is out of the house.

Multiple crews have responded to the fire.

We’ll update the story as more information becomes available.

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Michael D. Pitman

Michael D. Pitman has been a reporter in southwest Ohio since 1999. He's covered local governments in Warren and Butler counties, as well as state and national issues. He currently covers the cities of Fairfield and Hamilton.