Apartment complex fire halts Collingwood traffic

11/14/2006

Toledo firefighters battled a blaze yesterday in a vacant six-unit apartment building at 2133 Collingwood Blvd., near West Bancroft Street, snarling traffic for about an hour, authorities said.

Firefighters were sent to the structure about 1:20 p.m., and found smoke coming from the basement, where the blaze started, authorities said.

Investigators said the cause of the fire was suspicious. Damage was estimated at $2,500.