INDUSTRIAL PARK FIRE Fire Damages Eight Vehicles And Frontier Building At Rock Branch Industrial Park
Reported by: Bethany Simmons
Videographer: Katy Brown
Web Producer: Bethany Simmons
Reported: Jan. 5, 2013 12:20 PM EST
Updated: Jan. 5, 2013 11:16 PM EST
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Poca
, Putnam County
, West Virginia
Eyewitness News has learned the Frontier building at the Rock Branch Industrial Park in Poca, caught fire on Saturday.
Flames and smoke could be seen coming from the Industrial Park about 12 p.m. Firefighters were able to get the fire under control by about 1 p.m.
A public information officer for Poca told Eyewitness News that eight vehicles inside that building that were damaged in the fire, but that no one was inside the building and no injuries have been reported.
The fire became a spectacle for people driving by the area. Woodrow Ball said, "My wife and I were going out to shop and thought that one of the neighbors had a brush fire going. Then we saw it was one of the businesses at the Industrial Park, we drove around to see what was going on and found out it was Frontier Communication."
No possible cause of the fire has been released. The State Fire Marshals are investigating. Keep checking wchstv.com for updates.
Multiple emergency crews were responding to a report of a fire at the Rock Branch Industrial Park in Poca Saturday.
Dispatchers tell Eyewitness News that the fire was reported about 12 p.m. No other details were being released as crews work to get that fire under control.
Eyewitness News has a crew at the scene. Keep checking wchstv.com for updates.
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Bethany Simmons
