Governor Morrisey Visits Site of Parkersburg Warehouse Fire
The emergency lets state agencies support local crews as environmental officials monitor air and water impacts from the blaze, which has not been fully contained.
- On Saturday, July 4, 2026, a fire ignited at the Peoples Cartage, Inc. warehouse on Camden Avenue in Parkersburg, West Virginia; the blaze reignited Sunday morning, spreading to three connected warehouses.
- Eastwood Fire Chief Ron Utt reported firefighters contained flames to the back half of the facility, though the structure stores mostly plastic materials, making the smoke "somewhat toxic."
- Wood County Emergency Management issued a shelter-in-place advisory covering the area from Route 50 to Interstate 77 and from Camden Avenue to 7th Street, while officials pump river water to fight the flames.
- West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey declared a State of Emergency for Wood County on Sunday, mobilizing state resources and requesting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to assist with air monitoring equipment.
- The cause of the fire remains under investigation, though no injuries are reported; state agencies continue monitoring air quality and runoff into the Little Kanawha River to ensure community safety.
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Black and dense smoke columns covered part of the Parkersburg sky, in the state of West Virginia, in the United States, after a large fire hit a warehouse in Peoples Cartage, Inc., on Camden Avenue. According to Wood County Civil Defense, the fire started on Saturday (4), when cardboard boxes caught fire. Although the flames were initially controlled, the fire intensified again on Sunday (5), mobilizing emergency teams from across the county. Ac…
West Virginia County Declares State of Emergency After Fire Erupts at Parkersburg Warehouse
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey declared a state of emergency for Wood County on July 5 after a massive fire broke out at the Peoples Cartage warehouse in Parkersburg. The emergency declaration enables state agencies to mobilize all available resources to assist local response efforts, protect public safety, and respond to any potential environmental impacts from the fire. Morrisey said efforts to extinguish the blaze are still ongoing at th…
West Virginia Governor Morrisey visits site of Parkersburg warehouse fire
All Wood County Fire Departments are responding to a major warehouse fire in the Parkersburg area Sunday. According to a Facebook post from the Vienna VFD, the fire is on Camden Avenue nearby to the Erickson All Sports Facility. A 13 News reporter on scene confirmed the fire is at the Peoples Cartage, Inc. building....
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