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Call for smoke in a building turns into Cleveland 4-alarm fire

The hot weather, limited water supply and a large amount of roofing materials inside the building hampered Cleveland firefighters

By Olivia Mitchell
cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Firefighters battled a massive industrial fire that spread across multiple buildings Monday on the city’s East Side.

Cleveland Fire responded to a report of smoke in a building near East 65th Street and Selma Avenue. The fire required 28 units and at least 80 firefighters to contain the blaze, officials said.

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The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Officials do not believe it was intentionally set.

Fire officials stated several factors complicated their efforts, including a heavy load of roofing products stored in the buildings, limited water supply in the area, hot weather conditions and a breeze that helped spread the flames.

No injuries were reported in the incident.

At 4 p.m., crews remained at the scene to extinguish spot fires.

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