Winds rip roof off St. Albans Fire Department

ST. ALBANS TOWN, Vt. (WCAX) – First responders in Franklin County are coping with their very own storm harm whereas they work to assist residents.

Firefighters in St. Albans City spent the morning serving to with downed bushes, some on energy traces and others blocking roads.

Whereas they have been out, Chief Harold Cross acquired a name that whipping winds tore a part of the roof off the firehouse.

They moved gear out of the leaking constructing to maintain it secure.

“At this level proper now now we have two tankers that we’ve positioned in two totally different, different, places: one on the metropolis hearth division and one down at one among our member’s home proper now. We’ll in all probability put it over at public works after the weekend,” Cross mentioned.

The chief says the roof must be changed. For now, they’re placing up plastic to attempt to cease extra water from getting in.

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