OH Champion Skate Roller Rink Burns To Ground Sunday Morning ‘Total Loss’

WARREN, OH. (THECOUNT) — Ohio fire officials say the Champion Skate roller rink, in Warren, Ohio, has been completely destroyed in a Sunday morning blaze.

Fire crews responded to a call of flames at the Champion Township rink around 1:30 a.m. Sunday to find the business fully engulfed.

Officials said the building is a total loss.

According to Champion Fire Chief John Hickey, by the time crews arrived, the fire was so intense that they could only fight it from outside.

“This was built in the, original part was built in the 60’s, and a lot of wood, obviously the wood floor. The foam. They had a lot of decorative material in there. So, it spread pretty quick and I wasn’t willing to put my guy’s safety at risk,” said Hickey.

The rink is located at, 5040 Mahoning Ave NW in Warren, OH.

It’s unknown at this time what started the fire.

The fire is still considered active and the road will remain closed due to the use of fire hydrants and fire trucks on scene, reports WKBN.

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Geo quick facts: Champion Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 9,762 people in the township. Warren is a city in and the county seat of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio, approximately 14 miles northwest of Youngstown and 56 miles southeast of Cleveland. The population was 41,558 at the 2010 census – Wikipedia