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18-02-2025
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‘I'm lost;' Man, woman react to losing homes in Dayton apartment collapse
Several people are without a home after a Dayton apartment exploded Tuesday morning. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] News Center 7 has been following this story all day. Hear from two people who live in the building and lost their homes tonight on News Center 7 at 5:00. >> PHOTOS: Firefighters respond after part of building collapses in Dayton TRENDING STORIES: Nearly 630,000-pound 'superload' to cause area road closure Wednesday Ohio accents: Do they really exist? Voice of America Center temporarily changed to 'Voice of Mexico Center' on Google Dayton firefighters responded at around 2:19 a.m. to the first block of Parnell Avenue to initial reports of a structure fire. News Center 7's Xavier Hershovitz spoke to two people who live in the building. They said they woke up this morning to part of their apartment building exploding. 'I was trying to go back to sleep,' Phillip Kraft said. 'Before I knew it, I had my ceiling fall on my forehead.' Dayton Fire District Chief Matt McClain said firefighters saw no visible signs of fire but some sort of building collapse. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
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18-02-2025
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Man accused of starting apartment fire that displaced 2 dozen people formally charged
A 36-year-old man has been formally charged for reportedly starting a fire that destroyed a Harrison Twp. apartment complex earlier this month. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Chaunsay Tinsley was indicted by a Montgomery County grand jury on Tuesday on two counts of aggravated arson, according to Montgomery County Common Pleas Court records. TRENDING STORIES: Nearly 630,000-pound 'superload' to cause area road closure Wednesday Ohio accents: Do they really exist? Voice of America Center temporarily changed to 'Voice of Mexico Center' on Google The charges are connected to the fire at the Meadows of Catalpa apartment complex on Camargo Drive on Feb. 7. As previously reported by News Center 7, a female called 911 reporting that her boyfriend sent her pictures of himself setting her clothes on fire. When deputies arrived on the scene, they saw smoke and flames coming from the complex and ran inside to get residents out. Montgomery County Sheriff Rob Streck said deputies knocked on the apartment door where they believe the fire began. Tinsley answered the door and told deputies 'nothing going on here.' Firefighters got to the scene and determined that all 24 units connected to the building needed to be evacuated. Tinsley eventually exited the apartment due to the amount of smoke and was taken into custody. The Red Cross was called to assist around 24 residents left without a home. Tinsley is being held on a $250,000 bond in the Montgomery County Jail. He's scheduled to appear in court next on Thursday. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
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18-02-2025
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Fire sparks during mechanical work in Piqua garage, fire dept. says
Fire officials have determined how a garage fire in Piqua started last week. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The fire happened in a detached garage in the 600 block of Boal Avenue around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. TRENDING STORIES: Restaurant closing after 41 years in Miami County Voice of America Center temporarily changed to 'Voice of Mexico Center' on Google Ohio lawmaker introduces 'Boneless Wing Bill' The fire was ruled to be unintentional, according to Piqua Fire Captain Nick Schmitz. 'The resident was doing mechanical work on an ATV inside the garage when fuel spilled and made contact with a furnace,' Schmitz said. The resident tried to put out the fire with several fire extinguishers but was unsuccessful. He was able to safely get out of the garage when the fire was 'beyond his control.' The fire caused approximately $12,000 in damages to the garage and its contents. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
