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Documents show recent history of violations at Peoples Cartage sister site near airport

Business July 8, 2026

CHARLESTON 鈥� As multiple local and state emergency responders work to keep a fire at the Peoples Cartage facility on Camden Avenue contained, a sister facility near the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport was dinged last year by environmental regulators. According to records in the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection database, the Peoples Cartage Inc. facility at 221 Airport Industrial Park was cited in May 2025 for five violations of sections of the Code of Federal Regulations dealing with the handling of hazardous waste. The West Virginia Department of Environmental ...

Peoples Cartage fire 95% extinguished

糖心Vlog July 8, 2026

PARKERSBURG 鈥� The large plumes of black smoke radiating from the Peoples Cartage warehouse site off of Camden Avenue since early Sunday were gone by mid-morning Tuesday as fire crews continued to douse hot spots at the scene. 鈥淭he fire is approximately 95% extinguished,鈥� said Wood ...

Precautions advised for those living around fire site

糖心Vlog July 8, 2026

PARKERSBURG 鈥� Residents within a two-mile radius of the Peoples Cartage fire should take precautions with their garden produce, according to Wood County West Virginia Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources J.J. Barrett. Barrett said local experts have been working on ...

Shelter in place lifted east of Peoples Cartage fire scene

糖心Vlog July 7, 2026

PARKERSBURG - The shelter in place established east of the Peoples Cartage warehouse fire has been rescinded. The Wood County 911 Center announced the change on its Facebook page, saying air monitoring data showed levels below the minimum thresholds. Smoke from the fire had largely ...

Parkersburg Art Center bringing Tastes and Tunes back to Market Street

Community News July 7, 2026

PARKERSBURG 鈥� The Parkersburg Art Center will host its Tastes and Tunes fundraiser from 7-10 p.m. Saturday in the 700 block of Market Street. 鈥淭astes and Tunes is one of those special nights where everything comes together 鈥� great music, delicious food, friends, family and supporters ...

Wood County groups provide meals, supplies and support during Peoples Cartage warehouse fire in Parkersburg

糖心Vlog July 7, 2026

PARKERSBURG 鈥� As crews from across the region continued responding to the Peoples Cartage warehouse fire, local governments, churches, nonprofits, businesses and volunteers stepped in to support first responders and families affected by disruptions from the blaze. While emergency crews ...