Cause of massive Asphalt Solutions fire cannot be determined

YOUNGSTOWN

The cause of a March 19 fire that destroyed a Market Street business will officially be undetermined.

Fire Department Capt. Alvin Ware, head of the Fire Investigation Unit, said investigators cannot determine the cause of a fire that destroyed Asphalt Solutions because of the extensive amount of damage done to the business and a vacant home that abuts it.

Ware said the blaze started in the vacant home, but the fire was so intense there that a cause cannot be determined.

The blaze destroyed the business and the vehicles inside. The owner has said he plans to stay in business.