Demolition begins for Fairmont Box Factory

Box Factory demolition start of a new era for Fairmont

FAIRMONT — The City of Fairmont turned the act of knocking the first bunch of bricks off the highest floor of the crumbling box factory into a symbolic moment for residents Monday morning.

Demolition begins for Fairmont Box Factory

FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WBOY) — After sitting vacant for more than 30 years, the Fairmont Box Factory is now being demolished to create a facility that city officials believe will be monumental for the city. City officials and legislators at the demolition ceremony on Monday (WBOY image). Monday began the initial process of the demolition, preceded by a ceremony to commemorate the factory's history and its new beginning. The City of Fairmont is plannin…