Ross Engineer’s Office Loses Storage Building To Fire

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A cold storage building at the Ross County Engineer’s complex on Fairgrounds Road was destroyed by fire Wednesday evening, according to County Engineer Charlie Ortman.

The 40×150 feet building was a total loss from the inferno that broke out sometime around 8pm. Flames and smoke could be seen in the night sky for miles around. The building was used to store equipment out of inclement weather conditions.

There were no injuries reported to county employees or firefighters who responded to the scene to extinguish the fire.

Ortman says the building contained five pickup trucks, a tandem dump truck, bulldozer and chainsaws among other equipment stored in the building by the county engineering department.

The engineer says the damage of the building and contents is likely to exceed more than one million dollars.

Ortman praised the efforts of both the Union and Scioto Township Fire Departments, saying both did “an outstanding job of getting the fire put out”.

The Ohio State Fire Marshal is investigating the blaze, with no initial cause known at this time. The building and equipment was insured by the county.

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