The Progress-Index
PETERSBURG - A two-alarm fire sent flames and smoke billowing into the air in west Petersburg on Friday afternoon. The blaze started outside of a warehouse behind the old Pepsi Co. bottling plant on W. Washington Street. A column of black smoke could be seen from both Old Towne and Wagner Road.
The fire began at the center of a large open space filled with wooden palettes holding layers of Styrofoam. Fire Crews had mostly contained the fire to that center portion of the Styrofoam palettes within 30 minutes of arriving on scene.
While still spreading, the fire latched onto a warehouse at the back of the 2.53-acre property, though fire officials say they were able to contain it before there was any significant damage to the structure.