Massive fire in Cleveland took hours to control: Here’s why

CLEVELAND (WJW) – Cleveland Fire investigators will be working to determine the cause of a massive fire that broke out Sunday night .

Firefighters responded to a working fire at W. 25 ^th and Marvin, which included a restaurant, an event hall and multiple restaurants around 9 p.m.

The fire was called under control, according to Cleveland Fire, when they lost water pressure to the fire hydrants they were hooked up to.

That allowed the fire to rekindle and fire crews had to find further hydrants to fight the blaze.

During that time part of the roof collapsed, Cleveland Fire says, and brick parapets along the roof line fell to the street.

It took nearly 70 firefighters three hours to knock out the flames.

Cleveland Fire says the building was a total loss. The damage is estimated at $700,000.

One Cleveland firefighter was taken to the hospital with a back injury, Cleveland Fire reports.

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