Bank branch that caught on fire set to reopen next week

YOUNGSTOWN — Huntington Bank representatives say the downtown branch of the bank will likely be open no later than Monday after a major fire in the building Wednesday night.

The downtown branch of the bank inside the Huntington on West Federal Street had a closed sign on the entrance to the bank all day today. Fire investigators and cleanup crews worked in the building throughout the day.

Firefighters were called to the building at about 8 p.m. Wednesday for fire in the lobby of the building. The fire department estimated about $150,000 in damages. An estimated loss of contents will be done at a later date.

Two people inside at the time of the fire had to be treated for smoke inhalation. A security guard was overcome, and a cleaning woman had to be helped down from the building's 11th floor.

The cleaning woman was taken from the building on a gurney after walking down 10 flights of stairs in smoke.