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R.J. Corman facilities damaged by Ohio tornado

By Trains Staff | March 15, 2024

Enginehouse, warehouse hit in town of Celina

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Damaged building
An R.J. Corman Western Ohio Lines enginehouse in Celina, Ohio, sustained major tornado damage on Thursday evening. Derek Howell

CELINA, Ohio — An enginehouse for R.J. Corman Western Ohio Lines was severely damaged and a warehouse was also damaged Thursday night when a tornado struck in Celina, a community of about 11,000 people in Mercer County.

Nearby Auglaize and Logan counties were also struck by the storms. Logan County was the hardest hit, with an unknown number of fatalities confirmed, WHIO-TV reports. At least three people suffered non-life threatening injuries in Mercer County, according to the Mercer County Outlook.

The R.J. Corman warehouse that suffered roof damage is a distribution center, according to the company’s website. It is about 16 miles east of the Ohio-Indiana state line, 50 miles southeast of Fort Wayne, Ind., and 24 miles southwest of Lima, Ohio

Roadway with storm debris and damaged buildings on either side
Damage is also visible on the R.J. Corman distribution center at right. Derek Howell
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