South Toledo apartment fire displaces families on Easter Sunday

Half of the building remains intact, whereas the other half, is beyond repair.

A shell of what was half of the Briar Cliff Woods apartment building is sprayed with water. (Jaden Jefferson)

TOLEDO, Ohio — Imagine waking up to the smell of smoke and the sight of a raging fire in your home. That was the case for some today, as an Easter Sunday apartment fire broke out around 8 a.m.

The fire, which has left some without a place to stay tonight, happened at the Briar Cliff Woods apartments on Airport Highway, just past Arlington Avenue in South Toledo.

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The Toledo Fire and Rescue Department confirms two people were injured, likely the result of exciting a window to escape the large blaze. Luckily, no one was killed. As for the exact part of the building where the fire started, that’s unknown at this time.

A stretch of Airport Highway remains closed, as fire crews continue to put out hotspots, in the hopes of preventing the building from reigniting.