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Vacant Lorain home damaged by fire

Published on Dec. 7, 2018 | Updated 11:08 a. m.

LORAIN — A vacant house was damaged during a fire Thursday afternoon. Lorain Firefighters responded to 802 S. Central Drive, a vacant duplex, for a fire on the second floor of the left side about 12:10 p.m. There, responders found a chair on →

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Ordinance for new fire station goes to Lorain Council

Published on Nov. 27, 2018 | Updated 12:22 p. m.

LORAIN — The eastside could finally see a new fire station, pending Council approval. At a Finance and Claims committee meeting Monday, members voted to send the ordinance allowing the city to build a new station at Garfield Boulevard and →

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Palm Elementary School playground total loss after fire (VIDEO)

Published on Nov. 15, 2018

LORAIN — Palm Elementary School’s playground was declared a total loss after a fire Wednesday evening. At about 5:19 p.m., Lorain Fire Department received a call for the fire, finding the playground fully engulfed, according to →

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Church hit by fire lacked insurance; space for services found

Published on Nov. 13, 2018 | Updated 6:51 a. m.

LORAIN — First Lutheran Church of Lorain will host Iglesia Del Dios Vivo’s congregation Sunday, after the Spanish-language church at 1714 Reid Ave. was destroyed by fire Saturday. Lorain Fire Department responded to a call at 10:22 a.m., finding →

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Fire destroys Lorain church (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Published on Nov. 11, 2018 | Updated Nov. 12, 2018 12:22 p. m.

LORAIN — A local congregation is without a place to worship today after Iglesia Del Dios Vivo caught fire Saturday morning. Though small, the mainly Spanish-speaking congregation is having trouble finding a place to worship and have no →

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Lorain firefighters kept busy with multiple calls Sunday

Published on Oct. 22, 2018 | Updated 1:02 p. m.

A series of calls appear related to a power surge in the area. →

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Dirt and Grime motorcycle club to rebuild after fire

Published on Sept. 2, 2018 | Updated 12:28 a. m.

LORAIN — While no one was hurt in an Aug. 18 fire on the city’s south side, members of a longstanding motorcycle club lost more than just their clubhouse early that morning. Fire broke out at Dirt and Grime MC’s clubhouse at →

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Six fires strike in Lorain within 24 hours

Published on July 27, 2018 | Updated 7:15 a. m.

LORAIN — Six fires started in Lorain between early Sunday morning and early Monday morning. While no firefighters or civilians were injured and the majority of the fires were contained in a relatively short amount of time, Capt. Jonathon →

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Badly burned man treated by neighbors as first responders arrived

Published on July 13, 2018 | Updated 2:27 p. m.

“I kept yelling at him, ‘Stop! Stop! Lay down!’” Butch Watters said. “He just kept running, so I tackled him to the ground. And I was rolling him around, ripping his burning clothes and trying to put his hair out … →

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Friends rally to help Lorain fire victim

Published on July 10, 2018 | Updated 7:23 a. m.

LORAIN — Aliceison Brown was out and about with her boyfriend Wednesday when he checked his cell phone and noticed something on the security camera feeds trained on her house. Smoke. “He showed me the phone and said →

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Vacant Lorain home damaged by fire

Ordinance for new fire station goes to Lorain Council

Palm Elementary School playground total loss after fire (VIDEO)

Church hit by fire lacked insurance; space for services found

Fire destroys Lorain church (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Lorain firefighters kept busy with multiple calls Sunday

Dirt and Grime motorcycle club to rebuild after fire

Six fires strike in Lorain within 24 hours

Badly burned man treated by neighbors as first responders arrived

Friends rally to help Lorain fire victim

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