Major Fire Damages Tunnel Ridge Prep Plant in Ohio County

WHEELING – Firefighters from all over the Northern Panhandle and eastern Ohio converged upon the Tunnel Ridge Prep Plant on Monday night to combat a major fire that spread through the top two floors of the building. No one was injured and all personnel was able to evacuate when the fire began, said Ohio County EMA Director Lou Vargo, but crews spent about three hours fighting the fire before it was under control. Vargo said the fire call came from the plant on Short Creek Road in Ohio County at...