UPDATE: (7:25 p.m. Monday, Aug. 28, 2023): A fire that destroyed the old Mingo Lime and Lumber building in Williamson, West Virginia, is still under investigation.

According to the Williamson Fire Department, all that remains of the building are the brick exterior walls. The fire department says the building was already “unoccupied and dilapidated.” Mingo County dispatchers said the fire broke out around 9:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 28.

While the cause is still under investigation, the WFD says law enforcement reportedly removed alleged squatters from the property overnight, just hours before the fire began.

According to the Williamson Fire Department, all that remains of the old Mingo Lime and Lumber building are the brick exterior walls. Mingo County dispatchers said the fire broke out around 9:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 28. (Photo Courtesy: Williamson Fire Department/Facebook)

WILLIAMSON, WV (WOWK) – Two fire departments responded to a fire at the old Mingo Lime and Lumber building in Williamson, West Virginia.

According to Mingo County 911 dispatchers the fire broke out around 9:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. The building is located on 2nd Avenue in downtown Williamson.

Dispatchers say no one was injured in the fire. Photos from the scene show heavy smoke and flames coming out of the building.

The Williamson and Chatteroy fire departments responded.