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

Sun Feb 27 03:32:09 UTC 2022

That is always going to be just so sad!!!!

On Sat, Feb 26, 2022 at 2:25 PM Ed McDonald via NFBWV-Talk <
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> Here is a similar story from WV MetroNews:
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> https://wvmetronews.com/2022/02/26/fire-at-schools-for-deaf-and-blind/?fbclid=IwAR1YGA12NZCEFxyMmGSMFKzXHrxwN0XZxP-wRVcYvICNZmM8dkv39R56sco
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> NEWS
> Fire at Schools for Deaf and Blind; administration building destroyed by
> flames
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> By Jeff Jenkins
> February 26, 2022 - 10:30 am
> The blaze in the administration building was reported at 6:09 Saturday
> morning. (Photo/Eastern Panhandle Working Fires)
> Flames were showing throughout the building when crews arrived on scene
> early Saturday morning. (Facebook/Eastern Panhandle Working Fires/Troy
> Conard)
> U.S. Route 50 is closed in downtown Romney. (Facebook/Eastern Panhandle
> Working Fires/Troy Conard)
> The fire was reported Saturday morning in the Administration Building at
> the Schools for the Deaf and Blind. (Facebook)
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> ROMNEY, W.Va. - The historic Administration Building at the West Virginia
> Schools for the Deaf and Blind was destroyed in a Saturday morning fire.
>
> There were no injuries. Students had been transported home on Friday for
> the weekend.
>
> The blaze in downtown Romney was reported at 6:09 a.m., according to
> Hampshire County emergency dispatchers.
>
>
> What Administration Building looked like before fire. (Courtesy photo)
> Romney resident Troy Conard told MetroNews he drove by the building at
> about 4:30 a.m. on his way to a local car wash. He said he didn't notice
> anything unusual. He said about 90 minutes later he was waiting for a local
> diner to open when he heard about the fire.
>
> "The fire whistle went off and I heard a guy's pager said 'Fire in
> Romney,' and I walked to the main road about 50 yards and looked up there
> and that whole building was on fire-out every window. I don't know how it
> took off so fast," Conard said.
>
> More than a dozen fire crews from Hampshire and surrounding counties were
> dispatched to the scene.
>
> The state Department of Education said the building housed historical
> artifacts and the school superintendent's residence.
>
> "This morning, shortly after 6:00 a.m., a fire broke out at the
> Administration Building on the campus of the West Virginia Schools for the
> Deaf and the Blind. The building was unoccupied at the time of the fire and
> no injuries were reported," the department said. "No students were on
> campus at the time of the fire. The state Fire Marshal's office will be
> on-site today to investigate as the building was a complete loss."
>
>
> Clayton Burch
> State School Superintendent Clayton Burch said he was thankful students
> were not in danger.
>
> "It is important that no students were on campus during this traumatic
> event," Burch said. "Nonetheless, this is a major loss and students will
> have many questions when they return. We will provide the necessary
> supports for both students and staff, and we will work closely with state
> officials that are investigating."
>
> State School Board President Miller Hall expressed thanks for the quick
> response of local firefighters.
>
>
> Miller Hall
> "We are shocked and saddened by the loss of this iconic building but are
> grateful no one was hurt and there were no additional losses," Hall said in
> a statement. "Fire and emergency crews arrived immediately, and the
> Department of Education, Board of Education and the WVSDB sincerely
> appreciate their swift response."
>
> Gov. Jim Justice called the fire "absolutely heartbreaking news" in a
> Saturday afternoon tweet. Justice voiced for the schools its staff and
> students. He also said investigators with the state Fire Marshal's Office
> were seeking assistance from the federal Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
> (ATF).
>
> "Working together with @WVEducation, we are absolutely committed to
> rebuilding what was lost and making sure this institution has what it needs
> to continue its important mission in Hampshire County," Justice tweeted.
>
>
> Conard told MetroNews the Administration Building was "the prettiest
> building we had." He said it was built in the 1800s. The building sits on
> the front of the sprawling campus facing west along U.S. Route 50.
>
> Fire crews did the best they could but were fighting a losing battle,
> according to Conard.
>
> "They just weren't doing no good. It was so hot-people at the McDonald's
> across the street were describing the heat. Everybody had to stay back. The
> biggest fire I've seen in this town in 45 years," Conard said.
>
> He told MetroNews it hurts to lose the building.
>
> "The Schools for the Deaf and Blind are the hub of the community. It's one
> of our oldest and prettiest buildings we had. We kind of feel like we lost
> all of our history," Conard said.
>
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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.
>
> 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.
>
> U.S. Route 50 through Romney was closed in both directions.
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> Check back for updates.
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