PRESS RELEASE
On November 12, 2025, at roughly 5:20 p.m., the Brookhaven Hearth Division in Monongalia County responded to a reported industrial construction hearth at 2200 Dorsey Lane within the Marjorie Gardens House advanced.
Preliminary reviews indicated an electrical bike exploded inside house 2202, with further calls reporting smoke and flames seen with a burn affected person. Brookhaven Hearth Division despatched models and requested Morgantown Hearth Division Ladder 1 be added to the task. First models on scene reported a working hearth upon arrival. Assistant Chief Zach Lipscomb held preliminary command till Chief Jimmy Lipscomb assumed command upon arrival.
Firefighters from Brookhaven, Morgantown, Westover, Cool Springs, and Star Metropolis made an aggressive inside assault, and the preliminary constructing search was accomplished. Tankers from Granville and River Street additionally responded. Extra vans laid provide hose from a close-by hydrant to ascertain a water provide. The hearth was positioned below management at 6:04 p.m.
Mon EMS transported two sufferers from the scene. One of many sufferers was a burn sufferer from the preliminary house, and the second affected person was a seizure affected person.
Models remained on scene for about two hours performing overhaul. The constructing was turned over to administration and upkeep, with directions to carry out a hearth watch each half-hour all through the night time.
The West Virginia State Hearth Marshal was notified to research. 9 individuals have been displaced from the constructing, and three cats have been rescued from the scene.
