UPDATE | Cardboard fueled Austintown building fire

Published October 26, 2018 at 9:57 a.m.
Updated October 26, 2018 at 10:33 a.m.

AUSTINTOWN — Fire Chief Andy Frost said a large amount of cardboard stored in a building at Mahoning Avenue and Four Mile Run Road was responsible for the building catching fire so quickly.

Frost said by the time crews arrived at 8:45 a.m. the fire was already out of control. A man who lives inside reported the fire and got out safely.

Heavy smoke is drifting west up Mahoning Avenue. Crews from Weathersfield, Canfield and Youngstown are assisting .