Fire Destroys Century-Old WV Building

Oct. 5, 2023

Firefighters from multiple fire departments responded to fire that caused extensive damage to a mixed-use building in Williamson Wednesday morning. 

The fire was reported around 7:30 at the Fourth Avenue Auto shop and encountered smoke engulfing the two-story structure with the business on the first floor and apartments above. 

The building - bult in 1915 - was once home to a grocery store.

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