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Idora Park Ballroom Fire Coverage
From the AP website
Fire destroys historic ballroom
The Associated Press
- 3/5/01 4:46 PMYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) -- Fire destroyed the Idora Park Ballroom Monday morning, a city landmark that operated from 1910 to 1984. The ballroom, which debuted 16 years after the amusement park opened in 1894, was engulfed by flames by the time firefighters arrived. It took firefighters 2½ hours to get the blaze under control. No word yet on what caused the fire. No injuries were reported. Last year city inspectors cited the owner for lax security after reports of open burning inside and outside the ballroom and vagrants living at the location. Idora Park closed in 1984 after a roller coaster fire.