Thursday, March 19, 2015
YOUNGSTOWN
Bob Roth had no idea of the fire that was about to devour his Market Street business until an employee came running in to tell him the building was on fire.
Roth, owner of Asphalt Solutions, 7061⁄2 Market St., said he was in his
office doing paperwork and the building was empty when one of his employees ran in about 1:30 p.m. Thursday and told him there was a fire.
Roth said he didn’t stick around once he got the word.
“I was like, ‘Get everyone the hell out of here,’” Roth said.
The building was destroyed by the fire, which spread quickly because of all the propane and gasoline inside, said Fire Chief John O’Neill. Crews who arrived first called for additional firefighters and tried to get inside to battle the flames, but O’Neill said once the roof started to collapse, the danger was too great for anyone to be inside and horns on the firetrucks ordered the crews to get out.
“We gave it a run inside until the roof started sagging,” O’Neill said.
Read more about the blaze in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.