Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The Kent Fire Department was alerted to the fire at 8:45 a.m. at the unoccupied building. Kent firefighters had to enter the complex through a connected building, shortly before an explosion blew ...
Fire crews from multiple jurisdictions battled flames and an explosion at a major structure fire Friday at the Star of the West Mill Complex in Downtown Kent.
The Kent Fire Department is on scene of a major structure fire at the old mill in downtown Kent, a little north of West Main Street, as of 9 a.m. Friday, a Kent police and fire dispatcher said.
1894 – A fire in Conrad, Iowa destroyed the downtown, which was quickly rebuilt in brick. 1894 – The downtown of Dalton, Ohio was destroyed in a fire that was suspected to have been caused by arson, costing $250,000. 1894 – Ten business blocks and fifty houses were destroyed in a large fire in Chester Hill, Ohio killing one.
In 1910 Kent was selected as the site of one of two normal schools in northern Ohio, which would become Kent State University. The school grew quickly, becoming a full-fledged university by 1935. Following World War II even more growth coupled with suburbanization led to growth in Kent, ultimately transforming the city into the College town it ...
A fire and explosion Friday morning at the former Star of the West mill complex forced evacuation of businesses, stressed city's water supply Firefighters work into second day to quell blaze at ...
Trouble exploded in town around midnight when people left a bar and began throwing beer bottles at police cars—injuring five police officers [23] —and breaking several windows in downtown storefronts. In the process, they broke a bank window, activating the alarm. The news spread quickly, and several bars closed early to avoid trouble.
At least 20 units, including at least one ladder truck from the Newark Division of Fire, responded at 10:40 a.m. Saturday to the Avalon Apartments. Newark firefighters battle blaze in attic of ...