Saturday, March 3, 2012

Ohio warehouse fire forces evacuation; no 1 hurt

A raging fire at a mostly vacant warehouse early Thursday forced nearby families to stay out of their homes overnight. No one was injured.

The fire reported around 1:30 a.m. Thursday sent flames shooting hundreds of feet into the air at the former General Industries building and caused three-story sections of wall to crumble.

An evacuation order forced 25 residents of the surrounding neighborhood to take shelter at a nearby school. The order was lifted after 8 a.m.

Two employees of a small molding business that occupied a portion of the building got out safely, Fire Chief Joseph …

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