AKRON, OH (WOIO) – Firefighters are investigating an overnight fatal house fire in Akron on Monday that resulted seven fatalities. The fire was reported at 2:46 a.m. at a home located in the 600 block of Fultz Street. A resident on Fultz Street called 911 to report the fire. According to Lieutenant Sierjie Lash with the Akron […]
Exactly a week after a gunman massacred nine people at a historic Black church in South Carolina, police are investigating a deliberate fire that destroyed a predominantly Black church in Charlotte, North Carolina. According to NBC, Charlotte fire officials have officially ruled the blaze at Briar Creek Baptist Church arson, but police are investigating if the fire […]
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.