The Lancaster Pike WSFS Bank in Hockessin will not reopen following a fire that caused half a million in damages.
Just a week after a representative from WSFS the stated at the January Hockessin Business Association meeting that the downtown Hockessin location would remain closed for several months, the a spokesperson confirmed that the building would not reopen.
The building, located in the 7400 block of Lancaster Pike, caught fire due to a faulty HVAC unit on Sunday, Dec. 8, with the fire reported around 11 p.m.
Multiple agencies responded to the blaze, which started on the second floor, according to the Hockessin Fire Company’s Facebook page.
Additional responding agencies were Cranston Heights, Minquas, Talleyville, Belvedere, Mill Creek, Christina, Newark and Claymont.
While no one was injured, the building incurred roughly $500,000 in damage, according to the state fire marshal’s December investigation.