PHOTOS: A massive warehouse fire in Cleveland’s Slavic Village sent flames shooting into the sky Monday morning, forcing nearby families to evacuate their homes and rattling an entire neighborhood. Firefighters said the four-alarm fire broke out near East 65th Street and Selma Avenue just before 11 a.m., quickly escalating into one of the most intense blazes they’ve fought this year.
One of the families forced to flee said their 17-year-old daughter was the only one home at the time. “I woke to police banging on the door,” said Neveah Johnson. “They asked if anyone was in the house, I said my sister and my dog.” Thankfully, everyone made it out safely, as explosions from inside the warehouse began to rock the neighborhood. Cleveland Fire Lt. Mike Norman told FOX 8 that what began as a standard response grew rapidly. “We just needed the manpower on scene,” Norman said. “We ended up with 20 companies, 80 firefighters.” No injuries were reported, but firefighters inside the building faced a dangerous and unpredictable fire.
