Fort Lee emergency responders put out fire at vacant building

Photo By Terrance Bell | A fire at a one-story training facility on Front Access Road at Fort Lee, Va., Dec. 4, 2012, caused more than $250,000 in damage, according to initial estimates. No injuries were reported as a result of the early-morning fire, which was extinguished by Fort Lee Fire and Emergency Services personnel. The building, constructed in 1941, is undergoing renovation for use by the U.S. Army Quartermaster School.  

FORT LEE, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

12.04.2012

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Fort Gregg-Adams

FORT LEE, Va. - Fort Lee Fire and Emergency Services personnel extinguished a fire at a vacant building on post early this morning. No injuries were reported.

Fire trucks and personnel arrived on scene at 12:35 a.m. to discover fire coming through the roof of the one-story training facility on Front Access Road. They had the fire under control by 2 a.m.
According to initial estimates from the installation’s Directorate of Public Works, the fire caused more than $250,000 in damage to the 20,000 square-foot building, which was built in 1941 and is undergoing renovation for use by the U.S. Army Quartermaster School.

Fort Lee Fire and Emergency Services is investigating the cause of the fire.

• Date Taken: 12.04.2012
• Date Posted: 12.04.2012 14:08
• Story ID: 98728
• Location: FORT LEE, VIRGINIA, US