Several fire departments worked together to extinguish a structure fire Sunday afternoon after a fire engine was involved in a crash while responding to the scene.
Six departments responded to a structure fire in a building in the 9500 block of Richmond Road around noon Sunday, according to a news release from the James City-Bruton Volunteer Fire Department.
Departments included James City-Bruton Volunteer Fire Department, James City County Fire Department, York County Fire & Life Safety, West Point Fire Department, New Kent Fire Department and Naval Weapons Station Fire Department.
A fire truck from station four was responding to the fire when it was involved in a crash at Anderson’s Corner, according to police. The crash injured four, including two firefighters and two people in a septic truck.
While crews cleaned up the crash scene, other fire crews responded to the fire in the 9500 block of Richmond Road, finding flames in half of the building, the release said.
The fire was extinguished by 12:45 p.m., leaving the building a “total loss,” the release said.
The were no injuries from the fire, and fire officials believe the building was unoccupied.
A home next to the building was protected by firefighters and was not damaged by the fire.
“Water supply is always problematic in rural areas of the county,” the release said. “It requires several mutual aid tankers to support the control of a fire this size.”
The fire is under investigation by the James City County Fire Marshal.
