Crews battling pair of Kanawha County brush fires

UPDATE (5:47 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27): Dry conditions cated the perfect storm for brush fires to take off Tuesday. Crews battled a pair of brush fires in Kanawha County Tuesday afternoon.

In the fire on the 6800 block of Allens Fork Road in Sissonville, one home was a total loss and several outbuildings were damaged.

No injuries are being reported, but the Kanawha County Director of Emergency Management says he’s never seen a drought have this kind of effect.

“I’ve been in the fire service 54 years. I’ve never seen it this bad in August,” said C.W. Sigman, Kanawha County Director of Emergency Management. “I’ve seen a few brush fires in August, but not this bad. Our county commission is atune to it. They’re talking about it. The drought is bad. That’s causing a lot of problems. This is just one of them.”

UPDATE (3:52 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27): One house and several outbuildings were damaged in the fire on the 6800 block of Allens Fork Road. No injuries are being reported.

KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – Crews are responding to a pair of brush fires on the same roadway in Kanawha County.

According to Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatchers, the first fire was first reported around 1:16 p.m. Tuesday in the 1300 block of Allens Fork Road. The second call came in just 15 minutes later around 1:30 p.m. for another brush fire in the 6800 block of Allens Fork Road in the Sissonville area.

Dispatchers say there is no word yet on how either fire started, but no injuries have been reported. According to Metro 911, there is also no word on if any homes are in danger from the fires.

The West Virginia Division of Forestry; the Sissonville, Institute, Malden and Pinch fire departments, and the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority are all on scene. Dispatchers say some fire departments from Putnam and Jackson counties are also providing mutual aid.

This is a developing story and WOWK 13 News will update this article as more information becomes available.

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