Raw video: Aracoma hotel burns in Logan, West Virginia.
Our old friend Rob Shuff, a proud West Virginian (despite what they used to say about him in the various firehouses where he would drink coffee), alerted us to Monday’s hotel fire in Logan. One firefighter was hurt and the Aracoma Hotel heavily damaged. WOWK-TV has extensive coverage. Here are a few details:
The hotel was home to several businesses and mostly used as an apartment building. At about 8:30 p.m., parts of the hotel collapsed.
According to the American Red Cross, it is estimated that 60 people who have been staying at the hotel have been displaced by this fire. The Red Cross is assisting those people at this time.
The Aracoma Hotel is considered a historic landmark. It is best known for being a stop on President John F. Kennedy’s campaign tour in 1960.
Crews were able to get the fire under control around 10:30 p.m. but remained on the scene overnight. About eight fire departments responded to the blaze.
