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SIDNEY — Ryan Joseph Cathcart is being held at the Shelby County Jail on driving under the influence charges related to the crash, WHIO-TV reports, for driving a pickup truck into a natural gas line and a building on North Ohio Avenue in Sidney, sparking a large fire that destroyed the structure.
Police and fire crews were first dispatched to the 100 block of North Ohio Avenue around 11 p.m. Monday on reports of a vehicle slamming into a building.
Sidney Fire Deputy Chief Cameron Haller said a pickup truck went off the road, struck and broke a natural gas line in front of the building. The crash sparked a fire that quickly spread though all three floors of the structure.
Sidney police Sgt. Warren Melerine said part of the building was occupied by a ceramics business. Other parts of the building were used for storage of items used for a dance recital coming up in a few weeks.
The driver was pulled from the crash by bystanders and was not injured. Melerine said the driver was arrested at the scene.