Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:18 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:18:28 GMT
Three people were inside this burning home but managed to get out safely.
Firefighters are battling a massive fire in East Bank in Kanawha County. A house on Walnut Street went up in flames around 5:15 a.m. Firefighters said two people were home at the time but managed to
Three escape massive fire in a home on Walnut Street in Kanawha County
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia -
Temperatures in Huntington reached the triple digits Friday, and being outside felt like being in an oven. While some may be used to being out in the heat, they are still taking precautions.
"If you feel a bit dizzy or uncomfortable, especially working on the lift up in the air you have to come down and take a little break, but we normally take a break every couple hours like usually. We try to treat it like every other day," said Kenny Marcum, a master electrician working in Huntington.
Crews from the Division of Highways put asphalt along Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Huntington, and on an extreme hot day it's making a tough job even tougher.
"The black top is over 400 degrees. If you are 10 feet from it you are going to feel the heat off it no matter what and even if it has been down for two hours it's still going to be hotter than the actual pavement," said Nick Ferguson of the Division of Highways in Wayne County.
Ferguson said crews try to finish quickly in order to take shelter from the heat, balancing that with not over-doing it.
"It's hard. I mean we want to do a good job and get the work done, but don't want to hurt yourself out in the heat," said Seth Merritt of the Division of Highways in Wayne County.
"We just try and stay hydrated and stay cool by taking breaks every now and then. We switch off flagging and shoveling black top," said J.T. Harmon of the Division of Highways in Wayne County.
That's good advice as crews take steps to do their job outside as a long hot summer continues.
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