Our Lady of the Elms storage facility in Bath Township destroyed by fire
Photographer: Bob Seeley/WEWS
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Posted: 01/06/2013
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By: Tina Kaufmann, newsnet5.com
BATH TOWNSHIP, Ohio - An early morning fire completely destroyed the Our Lady of the Elms athletic complex in Bath Township on Ira Road.
Bath Fire Department Lt. George Seifert said the call came in around 12:40 a.m. on Ira When firefighters arrived, the facility was fully engulfed in flames.
Someone spotted the fire from I-77 and alerted firefighters, according to our partners at the Beacon Journal.
The complex stored sporting equipment for the school. The 16-acre site is the home of the school's soccer field, track and softball fields.
No one was injured, but the building has been deemed a total loss.
Fire officials continue to investigate how the complex caught fire.
The Beacon Journal reports the facility was also used by other Akron-area Catholic school students.
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