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Multiple fire departments responded to a two-alarm house fire in Allen County this afternoon. First responders got the call to 3025 North Cool Road just before 2 p.m. Thursday. On arrival they found flames coming from the eaves all around the structure. Crews had to deal with high winds and cold temperatures but were able to get inside to fight the fire before the roof began collapsing.

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Multiple fire departments battled a barn fire Monday afternoon just east of Fort Jennings. Just past 3 p.m., the Fort Jennings volunteer fire department responded to 19773 Road 20 in Putnam County, where they found flames shooting through the roof of a barn and approaching two adjacent buildings, one housing pigs. 

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The Bath Township Fire Department responded to 3323 Shearin Avenue after receiving a 911 call for a house on fire at 9:57 p.m. Tuesday night. Firefighters arrived to find smoke and flames coming from the attic and were able to extinguish the fire within approximately thirty minutes.

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The Lima Fire Department released more information about the fatal fire Wednesday on W. High Street. They say it was 64-year-old James Shuler who lost his life during the fire. Fire officials ruled the fire's cause accidental. Fire crews were called to 1014 West High Street just before 3 a.m. Wednesday morning.

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Two are dead after a house explosion in Shelby County early Tuesday morning. According to WDTN in Dayton, the home exploded in the 17000 block of Sharp Road north of Sidney around 2 a.m. Debris was sent flying hundreds of feet away. Multiple fire crews responded to the scene.

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Bath firefighters quickly got a fire under control this morning at Plastipak Packaging on Roush Road. Bath Fire Chief Joe Kitchen reports that when crews arrived just after 8 a.m., heavy smoke and fire were coming from the rear of the building in an area where electric power comes into the facility. Plastipak Packaging employees were all evacuated from the building and safe when fire crews arrived. 

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September 19, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of State Fire Marshal: Swanton, Ohio ­­– Investigators with the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of State Fire Marshal (SFM) have determined that a house fire this morning in Swanton (Lucas County) was caused by arson. Investigators with SFM’s Fire and Explosion Investigations Bureau (FEIB) are now seeking tips from the public to help identify those responsible. At 2:40 a.m. today, Sept. 19, the Monclova Township Fire Department, along with various other mutual-aid fire departments, responded to 2044 Garden Rd. in Swanton for what was initially reported as a vehicle fire.

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Multiple fire departments respond to a two alarm fire in Delphos late Tuesday afternoon. Crews from Delphos arriving on the scene just before 6:30 p.m. in the 400 block of South Main Street.