HALEYVILLE — An electrical fire contained to the press room area of the Northwest Alabamian newspaper office on Monday, Sept. 23, did not result in any injuries to employees, but did cause an evacuation of the building and a temporary shutdown of the business, affecting deadline schedules last week.
NWA Publisher Horace Moore stated the fire was electrical in origin and began in the press room area of the building.
Smoke got into the building’s duct work and ventilation, with smoke traveling throughout the building. Fire and heat damage were primarily confined to the press room area, officials said.
NWA General Manager Mike Moore had left briefly on an errand and remembers what he saw when he pulled back into the parking lot.
“A massive amount of smoke was rolling out of the building. My first thought was where are all the employees? They were all accounted for, coming out within a few seconds,” Mike said.
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