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Fairmont Fire Chief Brain Starn provided an update to 5 News about the current state of injuries in the friendly city. “We have no injuries reported thankfully there are no casualties involved at this time,
A flash flood that swept through the city Sunday left streets looking like rivers and displaced about 50 residents of a West Side apartment complex. Gov. Patrick Morrisey also amended a previous state of emergency declaration originally issued for Ohio County to include Marion County after local officials connected with his office.
Residents of Fairmont Village Apartments are left homeless after a flash flood caused the building to collapse, with Fairmont State University providing shelter for those affected.
Five people have died in the West Virginia flash floods, according to authorities. A new video shows how the storm decimated an apartment building.
A flash flood that swept through the city Sunday left streets looking like rivers and displaced about 50 residents of a West Side apartment complex.