Some quick thinking by a group of neighbors helped minimize the damage to a garage fire on Walker Street, in Nitro recently. Prior to the fire department arriving on the scene, Nitro Fire Chief Casey Mathes said, “Next door neighbors saw the fire and started fighting the blaze, which was mostly exterior, with a garden hose. They probably saved the garage with their neighborly act.” When the firefighters arrived, it didn’t take them long to finish extinguishing the blaze and keeping the majority of the damage to the exterior. There was minor damage inside. There were no injuries reported and the cause of the blaze was determined to be caused by a battery exploding.
– Photos courtesy of Nitro FD
