FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Fire crews spent several hours from Thursday night into Friday morning battling a blaze at the former JG Lampkin Funeral Home in Fairmont.
The blaze was first reports along Pennsylvania Ave at 9 p.m. Thursday. Initial reports said entrances were barricaded hampering access to the structure.
Firefighters remain on the scene as of Friday morning.
The JG Lampkin Funeral Home was founded in 1929 and served the Black community for more than 90 years.