Indefinitely Closed to Opened: Restoring Cleveland’s Historic West Side Market
The fire and smoke damage to the market was a serious concern for all of Northeast Ohio
On the morning of Wednesday, January 30, the night watchman at Cleveland’s historic West Side Market called 911 and reported a fire from inside the building.
Cleveland firefighters arrived after 2 a.m. and put out the electrical fire that started in one of the 164 stalls that make up the century-old food market, which is owned and operated by the City of Cleveland. The fire consumed two of the vendor’s booths and sent billowing soot throughout the massive structure.