BROOKE COUNTY, W.Va. — Firefighters from multiple departments responded to a structure fire in Brooke County Tuesday morning that resulted in a total loss, but no injuries were reported.
According to the Franklin Community Volunteer Fire Department, crews were dispatched around 7 a.m. after a fire broke out at a structure located near a large propane tank. Due to the property’s remote location and the need for additional water resources, the tanker task force was activated to assist with firefighting efforts.
Firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze while preventing the nearby propane tank from becoming a greater hazard.
The structure was destroyed in the fire, according to officials, but everyone involved escaped without injury.
Several neighboring departments responded as part of the mutual aid effort, including Bethany, Beech Bottom, Follansbee, Hooverson Heights, McKinleyville, Wellsburg, Avella and Brilliant.
The cause of the fire has not been released.
