Fire destroys West Virginia woodworking shop

WAYNE COUNTY, W.Va. (WYMT/WSAZ) – A historic constructing in Wayne County, West Virginia went up within the flames Saturday morning.

Firefighters say the decision got here in round 4:45 a.m. for a hearth on the previous Wayne Information constructing, which is now a woodworking store.

AEP shut off energy to the constructing and Mountaineer Fuel closed off the pure fuel pipeline.

Crews say it was a harmful hearth to sort out due to the chemical substances saved in a again constructing. Officers had been in a position to defend properties close by and stop any harm.

We’re advised the constructing, now generally known as Watts Woodworking, isn’t salvageable.

When the entrance of that constructing collapsed, it simply barely missed three firefighters.

“It’s heartbreaking the city. You realize we’re striving to have companies on this city anyhow. When one thing like this occurs, you lose one, it’s important to the group,” Danny Grace, the mayor of Wayne, advised WSAZ.

Lavalette Hearth Division was additionally referred to as to help in firefighting efforts.

The reason for the fireplace remains to be beneath investigation.

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