[NFBWV-Talk] FW: FW: Article from Cumberland Times News Local News Section 2022 02 26

[Sheri Koch]

That is so sad to see that beautiful historical building gone. I’m so
thankful no one was in it
Sheri

On Sat, Feb 26, 2022 at 9:57 AM Karen Swauger via NFBWV-Talk <
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> Subject: FW: Article from Cumberland Times News Local News Section 2022
> 02 26
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> Subject: Article from Cumberland Times News Local News Section 2022 02 26
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> 26 Feb 2022 08:47:22 -0600
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> PHOTOS: Firefighters battling blaze at Romney school. ROMNEY, W.Va. -
> Firefighters were battling a blaze early Saturday on the campus of the
> West
> Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind in Romney.
>
> The fire in the administration building of the Main Street school posed
> no threat to students, according to reports. The building also houses the
> superintendent's residence and school archives.
>
> There were no injuries.
>
> The fire was reported about 6:10 a.m. and engulfed the building shortly
> thereafter. A porch and wall of the building collapsed later, according to
> reports.
>
> "When we got here, we had fire blowing out of every door and window,"
> said Romney Fire Company Chief G.T. Parsons.
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> Dozens of firefighters from Hampshire, Mineral and Hardy counties battled
> the blaze, using aerial ladder trucks from Fort Ashby and New Creek to
> pour
> water on the building.
>
> "I worked here for 10 years, my mom and grandmother were house parents
> for 30 years - a lot of heritage here," said Cheri Beverage, former
> director of Hampshire County Emergency Services, who lives a block away
> from campus.
>
> "It went up quick. An ambulance crew just came by here five minutes
> before the call and didn't see anything," Beverage said. "I could see
> flames from my kitchen window.
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> U.S. Route 50 through Romney was closed in both directions.
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