radioNOVO News for Parkersburg, WV 07-13-26

Good morning.Emergency personnel rushed back to the Peoples Cartage warehouse complex on Camden Avenue over the weekend after the massive industrial fire completely rekindled. Over eight regional volunteer fire departments responded to the scene to extinguish trapped underground hot spots, which fire chiefs compared to burning, subterranean lava. The emergency comes right as the West Virginia Department of Health issued a strict cease-and-desist order to halt all independent cleanup operations due to the hazardous presence of asbestos. Furthermore, a major federal class-action negligence lawsuit has officially been filed by local residents against the site's corporate owners.Meanwhile, the Parkersburg City Council is preparing to meet tomorrow evening to consider a newly proposed five percent advance payment discount for local municipal fees.And the Buckeye Environmental Network is continuing its public push for state officials to suspend underground brine injection operations in Washington County.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News.