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| January 25, 2008 | |||
| Custom cabinet workshop burns: Idamay | |||
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Firefighters say a wood burning stove started an early morning fire in Marion County. It started at about 3:15 am on Friday in a building on Elm Street in Idamay.
The fire destroyed the Custom Built Cabinets workshop and caused smoke damaged the home the workshop was attached to. A neighbor who happened to be awake, saw the fire and called 911. He then rushed over to the house, and rescued the elderly woman who lived in the home. "When I got over here, the elderly lady, she is 84, was in the house walking around dazed. It was full of smoke, and all she was worried about was her dogs. So, I finally grabbed her and dragged her out of the house and threw her in my truck. We did rescue the two dogs," the neighbor Scott Plivelich explained. Five fire departments responded to the fire and had it under control within the hour. No one was seriously hurt. Despite the fire fighters success at putting out the fire, not everything went as smoothly as planned. The Farmington Fire Department was the first to arrive at the fire, and got a dangerous surprise. Fire departments expect to use water from fire hydrants in big towns like Clarksburg and Morgantown, but departments are also prepared for smaller rural towns that do not have hydrants. They bring tanker trucks full of water to those fires. The situation becomes dangerous when the fire department expects a hydrant, but cannot find it. At 3:15 am on Friday the Farmington fire department responded to a structure fire in Idamay. "Our standard procedure is the first truck in, hits a hydrant. There was no hydrant, it just wasn't there," said Farmington Fire Chief Jim Toothman. Firefighters and residents thought there was a hydrant less than 100 feet away, just one street behind the house that caught on fire, but when fire fighters went to hook up to that hydrant, is was not there. "We had to call in tankers, we were out of water for about 40 seconds," Toothman explained of there seriousness of the problem. Back up quickly responded with tanker trucks full of water, and no serious problems arose from the situation, but Chief Toothman says several Idamay hydrants have been removed, with no notice to the fire department. "You have got to have the water available, no hydrants, then you can't depend on the water," said Toothman. The Monongah Water Department is responsible for providing water to Idamay. They say, help is on the way thanks to a grant from the county. "They (Idamay) purchased four fire hydrants, and they will probably be installed this spring when the weather breaks," said the Supervisor of the Monongah Water Department Art Yuchek. Confusion over who is responsible for the upkeep of the hydrants is still causing concern. "As far as I know, the town of Idamay does upkeep and paints them, and the fire departments go around and check them to make sure they have pressure," said Yuchek. The Farmington Fire Department disagrees. "It's up to the water provider to test hydrants to make sure they work," said Toothman. Friday the Farmington Fire Department went out to check where the hydrants are located. New regulations will help with the problem. They require any new water lines, or upgrades to old water lines, to place a fire hydrant every one-thousand feet. This incident occured in Marion County.
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Story by: Karen Kiley Source: WBOY TV-12 |
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| January 25, 2008 |
| Woman injured, dog killed in house fire: Huntington |
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One woman was transported to Cabell Huntington Hospital for smoke inhalation treatment following a Friday night residential fire at 1532 Harvey Road.
According to Deputy Fire Chief Tim Provaznik with the Huntington Fire Department, four fire trucks and 15 firefighters responded to the call at 11:27 p.m. and fought the fire for two hours. Provaznik said five people escaped the one-story house fire. The department was able to rescue two dogs, but Provaznik said one dog died in the blaze. Provaznik described it as a "heavy fire" that caused a lot of damage throughout the house. No firefighters were injured during the fire. The fire is currently under investigation. This incident occured in Cabell County. |
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Story by: News Staff Source: The Herald-Dispatch |
| January 25, 2008 |
| Fire rips through 3-story home: Benwood |
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Several people escape a fire that ripped through a three-story home in Benwood Friday afternoon.
Numerous fire departments and emergency officials were at the scene after the flames shot out of the house on Browns Run Road. The Benwood Fire Department said at least one family lived inside the structure and everyone escaped the fire without injury, but a couple of family pets did not make it out of the home alive. John Zervos lives next door and saw smoke and flames coming out of the house. Zervos said he watched and prayed the fire would not spread to his home. Firefighters said the fire was a tough fight because crews had to manuever around trees that surround the home, deal with cold weather and ice, and make sure there was enough water to battle the blaze, but they managed to keep the fire from spreading. The American Red Cross is now helping the people who lived in the house. There's no word on if the home is a total loss, and the fire department is still investigating. This incident occured in Marshall County. 
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Story by: News Staff Photo by: Casey Jenkins Source: WTOV TV-9 |
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