Hotel at Fort Rapids Waterpark suffers massive fire days after sale

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Three days after the sale was approved to turn a former indoor waterpark building into affordable workforce housing, the Columbus Division of Fire responded to a massive fire to the property.

According to Fire Chief Jeffrey Geitter, crews were called to the building formerly known as Fort Rapids Indoor Waterpark Resort at 11:45 p.m. Sunday night when a witness said something was burning in the area. When firefighters arrived, a significant fire was spotted from...