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The Akron Fire Department, with the assistance of AKRON SWAT and their armored truck, reportedly rescued 25 people who were left waiting for help in their cars and home due to flooding Thursday ...
The entire state of Ohio was under a flood watch Thursday afternoon. The ground there is already saturated with the potential for heavy rainfall on the way, said James Gibson, a meteorologist at ...
Highs across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic have been 10 to 15 degrees above average. ... Although rain in the area could help with fire suppression, it can also cause flooding as well as mud ...
The explosion starts a fire that destroys most of a city block. The open gas lines results in several fires throughout the city. The fire department is unable to reach the fires due to flooding, and many additional buildings are lost. [6] [13] Flooding on Ludlow Street in downtown Dayton during the Great Dayton Flood
The fire department in Ottawa rescued dozens of people from their deluged homes by boat. [48] Northwest Ohio's most serious flooding was along the Blanchard, though other rivers, including the Auglaize, Tiffin, Portage, and Sandusky, all experienced some level of flooding. [48]
The 1969 fire caused approximately $50,000 in damage, mostly to an adjacent railroad bridge, [25] but despite Mayor Stokes' efforts, very little attention was initially given to the incident, and it was not considered a major news story in the Cleveland media. [25] A view of the river from the Ohio and Erie Canal Tow-Path Trail
The massive bridge fire on Interstate 471 over the Ohio River recalls a similar blaze on the I-71/75 span. Here's a look at that and other disasters. ... Miamitown Bridge collapses during flooding ...
Downtown Huntington, West Virginia, during the Great Flood of 1937. The Ohio River flood of 1937 took place in late January and February 1937. With damage stretching from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Cairo, Illinois, 385 people died, one million people were left homeless and property losses reached $500 million ($10.2 billion when adjusted for inflation as of September 2022).