Warehouse in Whiteville heavily damaged by early morning fire
Warehouse in Whiteville heavily damaged by early morning fire By Jack Gallop | May 3, 2021 at 8:49 AM EDT - Updated May 3 at 1:04 PM
WHITEVILLE, N.C. (WECT) - A warehouse in Whiteville suffered severe damage from a fire Monday morning.
Whiteville Fire Department received a call around 5 a.m. about a fire at a storage warehouse on Magnolia Street. The warehouse was vacant and no injuries have been reported.
The fire’s cause is unknown and is currently under investigation. As of 8:45 a.m. Monday, crews are still on the scene cleaning up damages.
Whiteville Fire Department struggles with staff shortages and lack of volunteers
Volunteer shortage impacts fire department By Zach Solon | February 25, 2021 at 3:27 PM EST - Updated February 25 at 7:40 PM
WHITEVILLE, N.C. (WECT) - The Whiteville Fire Department continues to battle a staffing shortage. In their January 2021 report to city council, the department said they are averaging just 6.6 personnel per structural incident; the National Fire Protection Association requirement is 14 firefighters.
The department consists of some full-time personnel and other paid, on-call volunteers. Whiteville Fire Chief David Yergeau says the lack of staff is not as much of an issue for initial response to incidents as it is to handle every task necessary when dealing with a structure fire.
Man pulled from fire says first responders showed up âjust in time,â as he slept
Stacey Todd was pulled from his apartment as smoke filled the room, while he was sleeping.
Firefighters rescue disabled man from burning home By Bryant Reed | December 15, 2020 at 5:53 PM EST - Updated December 15 at 8:12 PM
WHITEVILLE, N.C. (WECT) - A lifesaving rescue was carried out by firefighters Saturday night. The Whiteville Fire Department was called out to the Covey Reserve Apartments and were able to save a man from dying.
Captain Kyle McDaniel was one of the firemen on the call.
âWe searched each room and JD made contact with him and roused him up,â said McDaniel. âThatâs when we realized we had a victim in the room.â