A Hocking County man is dead after an early morning fire.
It happened at a residence on State Route 93 in Logan around 6:45 a.m.
The State Fire Marshal's Office has been called in to investigate. Spokesman Shane Cartmill says the 91-year-old man initially escaped out of the home, but he re-entered to gather some personal belongings.
The cause of the fire is not known at this time, but it did start in the living room. Cartmill says power service to the area was out before...
The Zanesville Fire Department is calling a fire at the old Zanesville High School suspicious.
It happened around 8:15 p.m.
Assistant Fire Chief Kevin Thomas says his crew could see the flames from Interstate 70.
"When we came, we found a pile of debris that the demolition crew had taken out of the building. It appears someone had set it on fire up against the part of the building here, " says Thomas.
Thomas says it was a decent size fire that had flames...
The cause of a New Lexington fire that took the lives of 3 individuals back in May is still undetermined.
The State Fire Marshal's Office says it couldn't leave out the possibility of an overheated electrical connection, where the refrigerator was hooked up, as a possible cause. Spokesman Shane Cartmill says investigators didn't find any evidence of criminal intent, with samples taken from the scene testing negative for accelerants.
40-year-old Steven Kern, 36-year-old Kathryn...
A fire at home on Echo Avenue could have been a lot worse than it turned out to be.
The Zanesville Fire Department responded to 510 Echo Avenue around 9 Monday morning. Fire Chief Dave Lacy said when crews arrived there was a mattress on fire in the upstairs bedroom.
"It was a child's mattress and the occupants had got some water out of the bathroom and threw on that. It was essentially out. We did have to clear a lot of smoke out of the upstairs of the house,...
A pick-up truck was fully engulfed in flames on West Main Street just outside Znesville.
The truck caught fire around 5:00pm outside of CK Core when a worker attempted to start the truck. Falls Township Fire Department was on the scene to put out the flames. The truck was destroyed.
The Newton Township Fire Department is calling a weekend trailer fire at 10246 Wesley Chapel Road suspicious.
The structure was used specifically for storage.
Fire Chief Allen Deaver says the owners are claiming they haven't been to the trailer in over six months. He also says the structure didn't have any gas or electric hooked up to it.
It's considered a total loss.
The incident remains under investigation.
Firefighters battle a blaze on Linden Avenue.
The fire at 2855 Linden Avenue near Kirkbride Marine broke out around 8:15 Monday morning.
Crews say that the home is a one store wood structure. Falls Township and National Trails Fire Departments are on the scene.
We'll bring you more details as they become available.
A Zanesville family is trying to get back to a regular routine after two rooms in their home suffered major damage from a kitchen fire.
It also caused smoke damage throughout the entire home.
"It puts a lot of things in perspective. You soon realize exactly how much you have, not only material-wise but friends and family, " says homeowner Travis Miller.
Travis and his wife, Sherri, were settling down for the night when the power went out around 8 p.m. Friday.
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A Zanesville family is homeless after an early morning fire.
Falls Township Fire Department responded to the incident at 325 Grandview Road.
The Muskingum Valley Red Cross says the fire started in the kitchen, causing the home to suffer major smoke damage.
It is helping the homeowners, Travis and Sherri Miller, pay for food. They will be staying with friends and relatives.
A Perry County structure is a total loss after an intense fire.
It happened around 2:45 p.m. at 10246 Wesley Chapel Road. Several fire departments say they responded to a building that was fully-engulfed.
"There was no gas or electric. The trailer was used strictly for storage, " says Newton Township Fire Chief, Allen Deaver.
Deaver says no one was present at the time of the fire.
"We can't rule out accidental. It could have been someone goes into the...
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