Firefighter holding hose on ladder.
A large structure fire broke out in downtown Shelby early Thursday morning.

SHELBY – The scent of smoke blanketed downtown Shelby after a large structural fire broke out on East Main Street during the early hours of Thursday morning.

If not for the response by the Shelby Fire Department and surrounding mutual aid, Shelby Fire Department Chief Mike Thompson feared a whole city block may have burned.

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Staff reporter at Source Media Properties since 2023. Shelby High School/Kent State alum. Have a story to share? Email me at hayden@ashlandsource.com.