UPDATE: Tuesday, March 19; 8 p.m.
BUCYRUS — According to Bucyrus Police Chief David Koepke, a woman who was a resident at 304 W. Mansfield St. was arrested as part of an ongoing investigation.
Koepke said the woman has not been formally charged but is detained as a person of interest.
A representative of the Bucyrus Fire Department confirmed Tuesday evening no one was injured as a result of the blaze.
The woman was reportedly taken to Bucyrus Community Hospital by other means.
ORIGINAL STORY:
BUCYRUS — Crews battled a blaze just west of downtown Bucyrus late Tuesday morning.
The Bucyrus Fire Department was the lead crew at the structure fire at 304 W. Mansfield Street at the intersection with Spring Street just west of Washington Square.
After more than an hour of battling the fire, Bucyrus Fire Chief Jay Keller said no injuries to any tenants were known at that time.
The structure contained four apartments, with three being occupied, according to the landowner.
According to reports by BFD, a call was made before 11 a.m. Tuesday, reporting a fire was in the lower level of the building on the west side. The fire quickly spread to the rest of the building.
During the response, the Galion Fire Department was called to provide aid.
Also responding to the scene was the Bucyrus Police Department, Crawford County Sheriff’s Office, Portsmouth Emergency Ambulance Service, Red Cross, AEP Ohio and Columbia Gas.
The building was expected to be a total loss.
More information will be released as it is provided.
