Fire destroys storage building; firefighters save car
Mineral Daily News-Tribune
Tribune Managing Editor
KEYSER - The contents of a storage building located in the alley between Gilmore and A streets were destroyed by fire Tuesday evening, but firefighters were able to save the owner’s vehicle parked in an attached garage.
Keyser Volunteer Fire Department chief Mike Cannon said the fire started on the outside of the storage portion of the building, in an area next to the alley where some garbage cans were located.
The Keyser Police Department is investigating the blaze, and the West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office was alerted.
Staff Writer Photo courtesy of the West Virginia Division of Highways
A structure fire left a five-bay West Virginia Division of Highways maintenance garage at the District 8 sub station near Coalton a total loss late Monday evening. The Inter-Mountain photo by Edgar Kelley
The Coalton Division of Highways District 8 substation was deemed a total loss after a fire destroyed the facility late Monday evening. Multiple pieces of heavy equipment were also destroyed in the blaze.
Photo courtesy of the West Virginia Division of Highways
A structure fire left a five-bay West Virginia Division of Highways maintenance garage at the District 8 sub station near Coalton a total loss late Monday evening.
Cumberland Times-News
Jan 2, 2021
KEYSER, W.Va. â Authorities on Friday identified the man who was shot and killed by police when he reportedly attempted to disarm a Mineral County Sheriffâs Office deputy at the scene of a New Creek house fire.
Winston Kent Redman, 35, was pronounced dead at the scene of the Wednesday incident at 1316 Hooker Hollow Road, the Mineral County Sheriffâs Office said in a news release.
According to deputies, Redman suffered significant burns in the fire and was being treated by medical personnel when he became âagitated and combativeâ with the providers and left the ambulance.
Redman was convinced to reenter the ambulance, deputies said, but continued to be combative and, as a deputy entered the ambulance, Redman lunged from the stretcher, shoved a paramedic and pushed the deputy off the rear step of the ambulance, then grabbed the officerâs holstered firearm.
UPDATE: Fire marshal investigating Hooker Hollow fire
Mineral Daily News-Tribune
NEW CREEK - The West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating the cause of a blaze that heavily damaged a Hooker Hollow Road residence early Wednesday morning.
One person was injured during the fire and taken to WVU Medicine Potomac Valley Hospital for treatment, while another person, who was also injured and to be transported to PVH, got into an altercation with two Mineral County Sheriff’s Deputies and died at the scene from a gunshot wound.
According to a spokesperson for the New Creek Volunteer Fire Department, they were alerted to the fire at 1316 Hooker Hollow Road at 6:21 a.m., and arrived on the scene to find a one-story single family dwelling with fire evident on the first floor and basement.
By CAITLIN M. KENNEY | STARS AND STRIPES Published: December 29, 2020 WASHINGTON A 30-year-old Air National Guardsman was killed Sunday responding to a fire that has since been determined to be arson, according to the West Virginia National Guard. Senior Airman Logan Young, a firefighter assigned to the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg, W.Va., responded to a mutual aid call at a structure fire when he was fatally injured, according to the Guard. “Our 167th Airlift Wing family is heartbroken over the tragic loss of Senior Airman Logan Young and our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends during this difficult time,” said Col. Marty Timko, the wing commander. “As a first responder answering the call to support a local emergency, a finer example of commitment to service as a citizen-airman could not be found.”