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Crews respond to fire at storage facility near Cleveland Hopkins International Airport

A Cleveland International Airport official told 3News that they had to close one runway due to the fire. It has since re-opened.
Credit: Mark Smilor, 3News

CLEVELAND — Cleveland fire crews responded to a blaze at a storage facility near Grayton and Brookpark roads, not far from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport on Thursday morning. 

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A Cleveland International Airport spokesperson told 3News that one runway had to be closed due to the fire, but has since re-opened. Aside from the closure, the airport remained fully operational.

Cleveland fire shared an update on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the fire was accidental, saying that "someone working with a torch caught stored clothing on fire. Companies applying foam to smother deep seated fire in piles of contents."

In total, 14 storage units were involved. 

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Credit: Mark Smilor, 3News

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