Fire destroys abandoned Dorr St. structure

Toledo fire crews spent several hours containing a fire punctuated with heavy smoke at an abandoned building in the central city Wednesday afternoon. Circumstances of the blaze at 1852 Dorr St. were suspicious, Battalion Chief Bob Krause said. The fire started about 12:55 p.m. By 5:30 p.m., crews had extinguished the blaze but remained on the scene as the building was being razed. CLICK ANY IMAGE TO VIEW FULL PHOTO, START SLIDE SHOW.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Smoke from the fire obscures the skyline from the firefighters in the bucket of ladder truck 13. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Enlarge | Buy This Photo A Toledo firefighter sprays water into an abandoned building on Dorr Street which caught fire Wednesday. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Several Toledo firefighters were on hand to battle the blaze at 1852 Dorr Street. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Enlarge | Buy This Photo A Firefighter with the Toledo Fire and Rescue tries to stay below the smoke as he sprays water on the inferno. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Firefighters with the Toledo Fire and Rescue asses the blaze on Dorr Street. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Toledo Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Bob Krause, center, gives instructions to his crew. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Firefighters man the hose line as flames erupt from the windows of an abandoned building on Dorr Street. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Firefighter Jason Johns, with Toledo Fire and Rescue watches as a fire rages inside and outside the building. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Black smoke engulfs firefighters with the Toledo Fire and Rescue as they assess the situation from the bucket of Ladder 13. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT