Coroner’s office identifies 5 killed in massive Dayton house fire earlier this month

WHIO Staff
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The names of the five people who died in a massive fire in Dayton earlier this month have been identified, according to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.

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Five people are confirmed to have died after a vacant house caught fire in the 500 block of North Broadway Street during the early morning hours on March 8.

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The names of the people identified by the coroner’s office are:

  • Andrew Miller, 30

  • Christopher Hermann, 41

  • Laura Sears, 37

  • Brittany Lee Alsup, 33

  • Chrisinda Jo Ray Freeman, 40

The cause and manner of each death has not yet been determined, the coroner’s office said.

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Dayton Police continues to investigate.

We will continue to provide updates of this developing story.