Smoke could be seen from miles away as a nearly 100 year old commercial building in Pomeroy caught fire late Saturday night.
Around 11:15 p.m. on Saturday, firefighters from the Pomeroy, Middleport and Rutland Volunteer Fire Departments were alerted to a working commercial building fire on East Main Street at the former Midwest Steel/Mountaineer Metals building.
Arriving on scene, firefighters found heavy smoke and fire showing from the structure. At that time additional manpower and resources were called for, including firefighters from the Syracuse and Mason (W.Va.) volunteer fire departments.
“Due to the size of the fire and heavy involvement, crews set up a defensive position and placed ladder trucks on both ends of the building. Crews from Mason and Syracuse set up water supply via hydrant supply to both ladders to use for extinguishment of heavy flames.