Crews from the Bath Township Fire Department called out to the former Lima Inn Motel.
According to the Fire Chief Joe Kitchen, firefighters were called out around 9 p.m. Thursday when somebody called 9-1-1 to report flames coming from the rear of the motel. The fire was isolated to two rooms and is considered suspicious. This is the fifth time crews have been called out to the building since August. This fire is still under investigation and the fire department has been working with the State Fire Marshal's Office to determine who started the previous fires.
If you have any information about any of the fires, you can call the fire department at 419-221-0550 or Crime Stoppers at at 419-229-7867.
The owners of the abandoned property don't have insurance for the building. At the beginning of February, a township trustee said the process to try and condemn the building was underway.
Press Release from Bath Township Fire Department
Bath Township Fire Department responded to a second alarm structure fire located at 1201 Neubrecht Road, Lima, Ohio, in Bath Township at 9:06 P.M., on 4/4/19. This address is the location of the former Lima Inn Motel which has been closed for about two years.
Upon arrival, firefighters observed heavy smoke and flames coming from two of the motel rooms on the rear of the building.
The rooms involved suffered heat, smoke, and water damage. It took firefighters about 1 and ½ hours to fully extinguish the fire which was reported by a passerby who dialed 9-1-1.
The property is owned by 1201 Neubrecht Rd Property LLC of Mentor, Ohio. Fire department officials have been unable to contact the owners but have confirmed that the property is uninsured.
The fire department has responded to this location due to the building being on fire on several previous occasions over the past year. Bath Twp. Fire Department officials have been working with the State Fire Marshal’s Office Investigative Bureau and the Blue Ribbon Arson Commission.
The cause of the fire is undetermined and under investigation, and is considered to be suspicious. Anyone with information about the fire should call the fire department at 419-221-0550 or Lima/Allen County Crime Stoppers at 419-229-7867
No fire department personnel were injured.
