Utility vehicle catches fire at Teays Valley Fire & Rescue

Utility vehicle catches fire at Teays Valley Fire & Rescue

TEAYS VALLEY, WV (WOWK) – A fire broke out early Thursday morning in the place you’d least expect it to happen - a local fire department. Around 3 a.m. Thursday, the crew member working the overnight shift at Teays Valley Fire & Rescue noticed smoke in the building's upstairs area, then ran out and called 911. It turned out that an engine on one of the department's utility vehicles had caught fire, leaving some damage behind. "We've already had …

Fire damages Teays Valley fire station

Story by Chris Lawrence A paramedic sleeping at the Teays Valley fire station in Putnam County got an alarming wakeup around 3 a.m. Thursday. “He awoke to smoke and heard popping sounds downstairs,” said Joey Puterbaugh, deputy chief of the Teays Valley Fire Department. Turns out the department’s utility truck had a fire in the…