Washington Lands Elementary Will Do Remote Learning Following Sunday Fire In Area
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MOUNDSVILLE - Washington Lands Elementary School will be on remote learning on Monday after a large fire at Sweirkos Enterprises on School Road in Washington Lands on Sunday.
The large fire led to a shelter in place order being issued for the Washington Lands, Round Bottom, and Roberts Ridge areas until 5:40 p.m. on Sunday.
Marshall County Emergency Management Director Tom Hart said that the shelter in place order was issued due to heavy smoke that is present in the areas.
A call came into the 911 Center at 11:36 a.m. informing dispatchers that there was a fire at Sweirkos Enterprises on School Road in Washington Lands just south of Moundsville.
"When first units arrived on scene, the building was fully involved," Hart said.
Fire departments from Marshall, Wetzel, and Belmont Counties all responded to battle the flames with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency arriving later in the day.
Hart said that the fire was knocked down with no hot spots as of 6 p.m. on Sunday evening.
W.Va. 2 in Washington Lands was closed in both directions until 6:30 p.m.
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was on scene as well.