I-TEAM: Unsecured door at former Toledo chemical storage plant; dog found on roof

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A former chemical storage facility in Toledo appears to no longer be a secured site and one dog showed us Tuesday how easy it is to get inside.

Our I-TEAM went to check it the situation and found a four legged friend stuck on the roof. The story was supposed to be about an open door at Omni Polymers on Nebraska Avenue. Turns out we were not the only ones out there.

That dog was sitting high atop the roof of Omni Polymers but this place is clearly not his home. It’s a place where Toledo Fire and Rescue and eventually the US Environmental Protection Agency came in 2024 to examine the chemicals stored inside, after some of them leaked into the nearby Swan Creek.

That started months of investigation and work by the EPA to clean the place up. Our I-TEAM found a massive and now unsecured doo on the west side of the property. Just about anyone can come in as long as they wade through a little bit of water.

It took a little convincing but the dog finally got off the roof and eventually got a ride from the Toledo Humane Society. The search for his owners is underway.

According to a recent EPA Community Involvement Plan, more than 2300 containers were found there. Some were containing things like cyanide and arsenic. Everything was identified and all hazardous materials removed. The future of the plant is under determined. What we know in the present is that it’s very easy for people or animals to get inside.

Here’s a statement from the city of Toledo on the building: “The EPA completed remediation in July, and at this point, we are treating the site like any other abandoned commercial industrial property. We have a crew going out to survey the site and will do our best to secure it. The hazardous materials have been removed.”

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