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| (Genevieve ross/the virginian-pilot) |
I don't suppose any members of the Bloxom Volunteer Fire Company will forget that night in January 2006 when they received a call while fighting a house fire just a few miles from the firehouse. They were told their own firehouse was on fire. Upon their return found the building engulfed in flames.
Everyone, from miles around, was heartbroken....the fireman devastated and then some. There just are no words to describe the feelings they had that cold winter night as they watched the cinder block building they all loved burn on the inside. It didn't ease their worries knowing that this fire was just one a several suspicious fires in the area. Two ambulances were destroyed in the fire and it was later determined that the fire began in the newest of the ambulances as an electrical problem.
Estimated damages shortly after the fire were somewhere around $1.5 million. Donations poured in to assist the fire department with getting to its feet. The equipment that was saved due to already attending another blaze was stored in various places and has been through the duration of waiting for the new firehouse to be completed.
The wait is over!
This weekend, with the devastation from that night behind them, members of the Bloxom Volunteer Fire Company have moved into their brand NEW firehouse!!
To view the photos of the Bloxom firehouse during construction until its completion can be found on their facebook page - Bloxom Fire Company.
~CONGRATULATIONS~
~BLOXOM VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY~
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