Three-alarm hazmat fire on Rosemary Boulevard in East Akron

Akron Police Department and Akron Fire Department are evacuating a half mile radius around the commercial fire at 1081 Rosemary Blvd. The building contains chemicals which are burning and creating an unsafe hazmat situation. The city is providing Firestone Park Community Center (1480 Girard St.) as a reunification center and we are bussing those in the area who are displaced by the evacuation. Any overflow will be sent to Joy Park Community Center (825 Fuller St.) if needed. Everyone should please avoid the area.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

City spokeswoman Stephanie Marsh said the Akron Police Department is evacuating a half-mile radius around the facility.

The Aldi on South Arlington Street and Chesapeake Pointe Apartments across from the facility have been evacuated.

Those displaced by the evacuation are being bussed to Firestone Park Community Center at 1480 Girard Street, which is being used as a reunification center.

Any overflow will be transported to Joy Park Community Center at 825 Fuller Street.

The building opened in 1955 as the home of Trailmobile Inc., which built and repaired truck trailers and containers for nearly 30 years on the site. In 1982, Tradco Inc., a company that made automotive lubricants and chemicals, moved into the 25,000-square-foot building and operated there for about 25 years.

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