Friday, May 24 2013 12:33 PM EDT2013-05-24 16:33:24 GMT
Smith Street between Morris and Ruffner Avenue is closed after a crash sent the utility pole down. The immediate area is blocked as a result.Emergency crews responded to the crash after a man driving
Driver flees crash scene after crash knocks down utility pole in Charleston
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
The power outage has been causing problems for people who are wheelchair bound.
Many of the chairs have to be charged in order to operate.
Joe Gwinn lives in Clendenin and had to go to the local fire department for help.
He said without electricity in the neighborhood it has been difficult to find a way to keep his wheelchair functioning.
"I just headed this way and went to a friends house and he wasn't there so I came on down here to the fire department and they said I could get some water to drink," Gwinn said while sitting at the Clendenin Volunteer Fire Department charging his chair Sunday afternoon.
People have also been having problems with their oxygen tanks. Firefighters say they are having to refer patients to outside agencies because all local resources have been depleted.
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