One person feared dead in house fire outside New Carlisle

Firefighters responded to a large house fire in Bethel Twp., just east of New Carlisle on Friday morning.

The two-story house fire on the 11100 block of Milton Carlisle Road was reported at 8:58 a.m., Bethel Twp. Assistant Fire Marshal Keith Hawkins told the News-Sun. The two residents had just moved into the home on the large Evans Ranch property last night.

Hawkins said one resident is believed to be inside the house, but the fire department was unable to make safe entry. He said the other resident was not home at the time of the fire.

“It would be a difficult entry due to the amount of fire that was involved,” Hawkins said.

Heavy smoke and flames were reported at a house on Milton Carlisle Road in New Carlisle on Friday, March 14, 2025. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

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Multiple fire divisions and tankers responded to the scene, including Bethel Twp., Wright-Patt, Huber Heights and Pike Twp.

The state fire marshal is on the way to the scene, Hawkins said.

We are working to learn more and will update this story as details are released.

Heavy smoke and flames were reported at a house on Milton Carlisle Road in New Carlisle on Friday, March 14, 2025. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

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