Tonight marks the first anniversary of the devastating block fire along Main Street in Ovid. Six buildings, including the Big M grocery store, were destroyed. 15 people were displaced because the fire destroyed where they lived.
Battling below-zero wind chills, 444 firefighters and EMS personnel from 59 agencies, including 44 fire departments from seven counties outside Seneca, fought the fire for eight hours, using millions of gallons of water from four tanker fill sites.
A charging device plugged into an outlet inside one of the apartments above the Big M was determined to be the cause.
Amazingly enough, no serious injuries were reported, and there was no loss of life.
