Fire Department Seeking Help

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   A huge fire broke out around 9:30 p.m. last Friday night at the west entrance to Middletown across from the Rt122 West Middletown Bridge.

70,000 SF warehouse on South Carmody Blvd. is still smoldering today as you can see from this video footage.

All three floors were fully engulfed and thick black smoke was billowing when the fire was reported 

The building is owned by Whitt Machine Inc. and is located in the 800 block of Central Avenue. Not far from Bicentennial Commons in downtown Middletown. 

Capt. Rick Trainer said the flames, some bright blue, reached about 2,000 degrees inside the structure, which was hot enough to melt and twist steel beams. 

The cause of the blaze was undetermined. 

Firefighters are asking for the public's help. Anyone who took photographs or videotaped the fire is asked to drop off film and footage.

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John Beagle Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List MUSA Official Joined: Apr 23 2007 Location: Middletown Status: Offline Points: 1855	Post Options Post Reply Quote John Beagle Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Fire Department Seeking Help Posted: May 31 2007 at 4:37pm
	A huge fire broke out around 9:30 p.m. last Friday night at the west entrance to Middletown across from the Rt122 West Middletown Bridge. 70,000 SF warehouse on South Carmody Blvd. is still smoldering today as you can see from this video footage. All three floors were fully engulfed and thick black smoke was billowing when the fire was reported The building is owned by Whitt Machine Inc. and is located in the 800 block of Central Avenue. Not far from Bicentennial Commons in downtown Middletown. Capt. Rick Trainer said the flames, some bright blue, reached about 2,000 degrees inside the structure, which was hot enough to melt and twist steel beams. The cause of the blaze was undetermined. Firefighters are asking for the public's help. Anyone who took photographs or videotaped the fire is asked to drop off film and footage.
	John Beagle Middletown USA News of, for and by the people of Middletown, Ohio.

Bill Rogers Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Resident Joined: Apr 24 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 225	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bill Rogers Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jun 01 2007 at 9:56am
	A friend of mine used to work at Sorg Paper (now Bay West), who he informs me used that particular building for storage. He makes a good case for the fire likely having been started by homeless people (most likely unintentionally). When working in the building with a forklift he saw them often.

John Beagle Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List MUSA Official Joined: Apr 23 2007 Location: Middletown Status: Offline Points: 1855	Post Options Post Reply Quote John Beagle Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jun 02 2007 at 11:36am
	Perhaps this is an opportunity for the city to improve the west entrance to the city. Even before the fire, the entrance was not too impressive. Weeds have grown up around the Welcome to Middletown Sign. Hopefully, we can find a better solution for that corner.
	John Beagle Middletown USA News of, for and by the people of Middletown, Ohio.