Edgerton historic town hall destroyed

High winds and heavy rain cut power to thousands in Ohio, destroyed a historic, vacant town hall, damaged other buildings and injured a firefighter in the state's far northwest corner.

"The town hall is gone," Edgerton Mayor Lance Bowsher said. "I mean, you can see clear through it."

The building dated to the 1880s and once housed the village offices.

A firefighter standing outside the town hall was hurt by falling debris, Bowsher said, and part of the building fell onto the nearby fire department headquarters, forcing officials to close it pending a further assessment of the damage.

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