Other Aircraft Being Assessed For Damage

A fire broke out in a hangar at New River Valley Airport (KPSK) in Dublin, VA Monday which destroyed at least two and most likely four of the seven airplanes stored in the building.

The Southwest Times reports that the other aircraft what were in the hangar at the time of the fire are being assessed for heat and smoke damage.

The fire broke out about 11:45 a.m. on Monday, according to the report. Several fire departments responded to the blaze, which took about 45 minutes to extinguish.

Airport Manager Keith Hold said that the damage to the hangar is still being assessed. "We've had a substantial loss to several based airplanes," he said.

According to Lt. Rusty Mitchell of the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office, early information seems to indicate that someone was charging a battery on one of the airplanes in the hangar, and that may have led to the fire. That person, who was not identified in the report, tried to stop the fire before it spread, but he was unsuccessful.

Mitchell said that four aircraft appeared to be damaged beyond repair in the blaze. The three others are "questionable" and will need to be evaluated to determine if they are still airworthy, he said.

No one was injured as a result of the fire, according to the report.

FMI: Source report