Parkersburg WV Multi-Alarm Warehouse Fire 7/5/26

[raybrag]

Parkersburg warehouse fire sends smoke 10,000 feet into air

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Firefighters remained locked in a multi-day battle Sunday against a massive warehouse fire in Parkersburg as state and federal agencies expanded their response, Gov. Patrick Morrisey declared

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Wood County Sheriff: Hard perimeter around Parkersburg warehouse fire

The Wood County Sheriff’s Office says in a Facebook post that a strict secure perimeter is now in place around the active fire scene to keep the public safe and give firefighters and hazmat crews room to work.

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Timeline of warehouse fire in south Parkersburg

Overview of the Peoples Cartage Inc. warehouse fire.

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https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/mid-south/state-of-emergency-declared-west-virginia-warehouse-fire/

 

[Capttomo]

They had a small fire there around 1045 Saturday morning. Sprinklers held it and FD finished up extinguishment. They put a watch line in place. At approximately 0530 Sunday morning a rekindle supposedly occurred withe the sprinkler system shut down as a result of the previous days fire. Result 1million+ sq feet burned to the ground along with dozens of cargo trailers destroyed

 

[grumpy grizzly]

Frozen food one in CA along with the medical supply one, another large fire in FL, and this. Maybe smaller and separated ones would be better.

 

[Capttomo]

Frozen food one in CA along with the medical supply one, another large fire in FL, and this. Maybe smaller and separated ones would be better.

Yep been a dramatic increase in catastrophic mega warehouse fires nationwide. Much to be learned from these events.

 

[grumpy grizzly]

Yep been a dramatic increase in catastrophic mega warehouse fires nationwide. Much to be learned from these events.

IN one a few years ago the sprinklers were shut down, it appears this also happened here. MedLife the fire overtook the system, other megafires there was a inadequate water supply.