A family is devastated after a fire broke out at their relative’s house Sunday morning.
News Center 7′s Malik Patterson spoke to the family Sunday night about what they have gone through on News Center 7 at 11:00.
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Just after 7 a.m., Dayton fire crews were dispatched to the 200 block of Air Street on reports of a structure fire.
Firefighters say the house is a total loss.
“It hurts because I grew up here and I don’t have any more memories of this. Because look at it, look what they did to it,” niece of the owners Tina Melton said.
Melton and her son Cameron McQuade are heartbroken by what they saw.
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“Trying to watch my language but s****. Honestly, because I was trying to, you know, prevent this from happening,” McQuade said.
Dayton Fire Department Captain Brad French said the conditions were tense and the second floor had structural damage.
A neighboring house was also damaged in the fire.