Raw video: Multiple collapses at historic factory fire in Norwood, Ohio. 61,000 square-foot building destroyed. See the before picture.

The video above was posted to YouTube by Greg Reese.

A fire Monday night destroyed a vacant factory building in Norwood, Ohio that used to house the Norwood Sash and Door Company. Here are details from a story at Cincinnati.com by Jennifer Baker and Carrie Whitaker:

Nearly 70 firefighters from Norwood, Cincinnati and St. Bernard spent the night extinguishing flames in the 61,000-square-foot building on Section Avenue after fire was reported about 9:30 p.m., said Capt. George Schneider.

“There’s nothing left there,” Schneider said.

When fire crews arrived Monday night, heavy flames were shooting from the building. The blaze could be seen from adjoining neighborhoods and the Norwood Lateral. No injuries were reported.

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In 1912, Sears, Roebuck and Co. acquired the property and named it the Norwood Sash and Door Co. It produced pre-cut materials for homes and garages.

The business closed in December 2009 and since then has sat vacant, according to a news release from the Ohio Department of Development, which announced in November its financial backing to clean up the property.

The plan for the property called for removing asbestos and demolishing existing buildings. Two 20,000-square-foot office buildings would be built, with at least one company, SRW Environmental Services, committed to move in. The project was expected to create five jobs and retain 18 positions.

Here is more from a story by Andrew Setters at WLWT-TV:

With help called in from Cincinnati and St. Bernard, getting enough water to supply all the crews was difficult as well. The water that they poured on the building turned to ice on the streets.  

In addition, live power lines were brought down by the fire, causing even more problems, a situation that Norwood Fire Captain Ron Wallace called, “all the worst conditions coming together.” With help called in from Cincinnati and St. Bernard, getting enough water to supply all the crews was difficult as well. The water that they poured on the building turned to ice on the streets.  

In addition, live power lines were brought down by the fire, causing even more problems, a situation that Norwood Fire Captain Ron Wallace called, “all the worst conditions coming together.”