Fuel can explodes, cars burn during house fire

WAYNE TWP., Butler County — Firefighters were called to a report of a fully engulfed structure fire early this morning at a home along Oxford-Middletown Road.

The attached two-car garage of the ranch-style home at 5363 Oxford-Middletown Road was burned out, with at least one charred car inside the garage and another car parked to the side of the garage still burning and flames and heavy smoke showing on the rest of the house when crews arrived around 1:45 a.m. Friday.

By 2 a.m., Madison Twp. firefighters also responded to assist Wayne Twp. firefighters on scene as neighbors looked on. The Trenton Fire Department also was called at 2:30 a.m. to the scene to assist firefighters battling the blaze.

According to initial dispatch reports, callers reported that flames caused a fuel can in the garage to explode.

No further information was immediately available.

According to the Butler County Auditor’s Office website, the 1,452-square-foot home was built in 1962. Steven D. Bond has owned the home since September 1999, records show.

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