Developing news in campbell countythe abandoned dan river plant caught fire today in brookneal and it continues to burn at this hour. People who work in the area tell wfxr news they noticed the thick smoke around 3 this afternoon. According to the town manager, the plant has been closed for about 10 years and was major employer in the area. The plant has been empty since it closed and was in the process of being demolished. The fire shut down part of route 501 as crews worked to put out those flames. People we spoke with say the smoke changed from light to dark and ashes were falling from the sky. Its been black, black billowing smoke and then it looked like it lightened up. It seems to have picked up and right now it looks like its more black smoke coming. I looked like it blew up, i anything that close. No evacuations have been ordered at this time but city leaders say the heavy smoke is so bad that some who live near the plant have decided to leave their homes for the night. And wer
And im january keaton. Our top story this morning the building itself was in the process of being torn down. Now the abandoned dan river plant in brookneal is competely burnt down. This is what it looked like at the plant around 330 thursday afternoon. According to the town manager, the plant once home to a number of jobs in the area closed 10 years ago. Wfxrs paris holmes joins us live from brookneal with the latest on this fire. Paris, what do you know right now . Good morning guys. As you can see behind me the fire continues to blaze. There are about 2 piles of rumble burning right now, and the corner of the roof on part of the building is burning. But for the most part firefighters i spoke to say the fire is contained. There three fire trucks here right now and about 5 firefighter and they keeping a very close eye on whats going on right now. But obviously is the aftermath. The brookneal fire deptment is here right now but dept from all over the including lynchburg, liberty, alta v
Good morning, its wednesday, february 24th. Thanks for starting your morning with good day virginia. Im january keaton. Kyle benjamin. Well get those stories in just a moment, but first a developing story just in to our newsroom. Danville police are investigating an Early Morning homicide. Shortly after midnight, officers responded to a home on halifax street. They found a man with gunshot wounds. Police say firefighters pronounced the man dead at teh scene. Police sent the body to the medical Examiners Office to pinpoint the cause of death. As jason just mentioned, the rain were expected to see later today is coming from the deep south and that extreme toll on the southeast. New this morning at least three people were killed tuesday night across the deep south in mississippi. Around 1hundred trailers were damaged when a tornado slammed through a mobile home park. In the past 12 hours, there have been at least 15 reports of tornadoes in louisiana, mississippi and alabama. Those states
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Game to honor that teen. Thanks for joining us at ten im bill wadell. Its been a difficult week for so many people. After emotional Court Hearings and a funeral a break today from the sadness. Wfxrs Kristen Eskow is here with how nicole is being remembered. Bill people in the new river valley say its a rivalry matchup every sports season when christiansburg and blacksburg compete. But tonights game was different as people from both sides rallied together around a single cause. 15 19 28 33 49 54 54 581 041 09 1 131 171 221 27 its a longstanding rivalryknown affectionately as the battle of the burgs which people here at Christiansburg High School say is one of the biggest season. It is a huge year. Its nice to see these two and support their teams as of blue ribbons were worn on both sides to remember different. Its so much more intense, a lot more people here. Were all just basically coming together for her and being a part, so community toghether. Cause thats what we are. Were all righ