Partial collapse of former church building affects traffic in Metamora

METAMORA, Ohio — A partial collapse of an unoccupied building has restricted traffic in the 100 block of Main Street in this Fulton Township community to a single lane, village fire authorities said.

There were no injuries, according to a Metamora-Amboy Township Fire Department news release posted on the department’s official Facebook page.

At 6:34 p.m. Thursday, fire crews were dispatched to 124 Ε. Main St. on a report of a possible building collapse. Upon arrival at the scene, firefighters discovered that the upper northwestern third of the exterior wall of what used to be Metamora United Methodist Church building had fallen off onto a car and on the roadway.

The crews then removed the remaining two thirds of the exterior wall for safety before securing the property and contacting the owner.

Members of Metamora United Methodist Church were forced out of the building more than 15 years ago by the discovery of black mold.

Metamora is 23 miles west of Toledo.