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Wooster Motel Fire Kills Three, Including Two Employees

7/2/2026

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The fire at the Econo Lodge in Wooster, Ohio killed three people.
Firefighters arrived around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday and made several rescue attempts, according to Wooster Township Fire Chief Dallas Terrell.
A trapped guest called the front desk while flames engulfed the motel’s roof.
A motel employee told WEWS-TV that two of the deceased were motel workers.
Officials cleared guests from other rooms after the fire damaged the detached back building.

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The fire at the Econo Lodge in Wooster, Ohio killed three people.
Firefighters arrived around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday and made several rescue attempts, according to Wooster Township Fire Chief Dallas Terrell.
A trapped guest called the front desk while flames engulfed the motel’s roof.
A motel employee told WEWS-TV that two of the deceased were motel workers.
Officials cleared guests from other rooms after the fire damaged the detached back building.