CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Eight Cleveland Police Officers have been nominated to Receive Medal of Heroism for saving disabled man from burning car. On June 1, 2014 officers of the Fourth District responded to Kinsman Road and East 93rd Street for a serious motor vehicle accident. The preliminary investigation indicates that one vehicle was […]

PARMA, Ohio – Fire investigators have ruled the cause of the blaze at the landmark Parma Theater as arson. The theater, which opened in 1936 on Ridge Road, caught on fire around 5 p.m. Friday. Within the hour, firefighters had the blaze out and contained it to the lobby. [PHOTO GALLERY: Parma Theater fire 5.wews.com/fmpOn] […]

PARMA, Ohio – The historic Parma Theatre on Ridge Road caught on fire early Friday evening. The movie theater, which opened in 1936, closed on Sept. 9. The theater stopped showing movies during the week because of poor attendance at the beginning of the year, but there was a recent push to save it. The […]

CLEVELAND – Cleveland firefighters are trying to put out a fire at an apartment complex on Triedstone Street. The third floor of the apartment building, located at 2442 Triedstone Street near Community College Avenue on the city’s east side, went up in flames around 2:30 p.m. Smoke was seen coming from the third floor of […]

MAPLE HEIGHTS, Ohio – Maple Heights police and fire crews are at the scene of a house explosion on Dunham Road. It’s not known if there are any injuries at this time. Crews said it happened in the 6100 block of Dunham Road. As of 1 p.m., Dunham Road was shut down between Rockside Road […]

BROOK PARK, OH (WOIO) – A massive fire at a Brook Park trucking company early Monday morning. The fire sparked at Valley Freightliner, Sterling and Western Star Trucks of Cleveland around 5:30 a.m. A woman who works down the street from the business noticed the flames, and immediately called 911. Seven departments responded to the blaze. Firefighters […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The roof of Cleveland’s Agora Theatre caught fire Friday. An Agora employee tells 19 Action News that the fire broke out around 1:30pm while roofers were re-roofing. There was minimal damage reported, the main issue will be the smell of smoke Saturday, when the next performance takes the stage. Prospect Avenue […]

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Firefighters spent all Monday morning battling a fire on Cleveland’s west side — right next to a famous landmark “The Christmas Story House.” The good news is the “fragile” leg lamp is still standing and somehow so is the Christmas house on W. 11th Street in Tremont. The fire broke out […]

EUCLID, OH (WOIO) – Euclid Firefighters battled an overnight fire that happened around 5:20 a.m. on E. 216th near Miller Avenue. The house was fully involved when firefighters arrived on scene and was threatening neighboring houses.  They were evacuated from their homes as a precaution. Residents told dispatchers they heard explosions, but Chief Haddock says […]

LYNDHURST, OH (WOIO) - A massive fire in a Lyndhurst apartment complex Thursday afternoon. The blaze started around 1pm at the Acacia Park Apartment complex located off Cedar Road and I-271, just east of Beachwood Mall. Dominion Officials tell 19 Action News, a water-proofing contractor was working at the complex and struck a gas line. That then sparked the blaze.

KENT, OH (WOIO) – A woman killed in an apartment fire in Kent early Friday morning. Flames sparked just before 1:30AM on West Main Street. Investigators tell 19 Action News the fire started in the living room of the apartment, and completely destroyed the living room. One woman was killed. She has yet to be identified pending family notification. […]

PARMA HEIGHTS, OH (WOIO) – Parma Heights Firefighters are responding to Yorktown Lanes on Pearl Road for a fire. Witnesses say it appears to be in the roof and there is a lot of smoke in the area. 19 Action News has a crew on the way and will bring you the latest when it […]