Person jumps from 2nd-story window to escape house fire; fire set intentionally

A person jumped from a second-floor window after a house fire in Dayton early Friday.

As News Center 7 previously reported, Dayton firefighters and officers were dispatched around 2:45 a.m. to the 100 block of Marathon Avenue on reports of a structure fire.

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Crews arrived and found fire showing from the front of a two-story home.

Firefighters learned that an occupant had jumped from a second-floor window before their arrival, but was reportedly not hurt, according to Assistant Chief Brad French…

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