Fire out at Ohio County Mine

UPDATE: The silo was approximately 37% full at the time of the fire. It appears the fire was contained to the engine room area at the top of the silo & the coal inside of the silo did not catch fire.

One firefighter was checked out by EMS on scene for exhaustion.

Crews were on scene for approximately 4 hours.

Those that responded to the fire are below

• Benwood VFD
• McMechen VFD
• Moundsville VFD
• Marshall County EMS
• Glen Dale VFD
• Sherrard VFD
• Wheeling FD
• Bethlehem VFD/EMS
• Sunset Heights VFD
• Marshall County Fire Coordinators
• Benwood PD
• Marshall County Sheriff’s Department
• WV State Police
• Marshall County 911 Center
• Marshall County Emergency Management

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BENWOOD, W.Va. (WTRF) — A fire is out at a storage silo at an Ohio County Mine on 4th St. in Benwood.

Police Chief Frank Longwell says a patrolman discovered flames and smoke coming from the silo at around 10 pm Sunday.

The fire was put out within an hour and no injuries were reported.

Several agencies reported to the fire, including Wheeling, who brought a skyscraper fire ladder to reach the top of the 15-story-high silo.

The fire was determined to originate from a coal mine belt.

The facility is owned by ACNR (American Consolidated Natural Resources)

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