First responders kept busy in Accomack County early Sunday

Picture courtesy of the Tasley Volunteer Fire Department.

Early Sunday morning is usually quiet, but yesterday, 911 and local first responders in Accomack County were kept busy throughout the night, responding to fires and accidents. It all started at 1:04 a.m. when units from Onancock, Tasley, Parksley, Bloxom, Melfa, Wachapreague, and the Virginia Forestry Department were called to a residential structure fire on Wise Street in Onancock. Units remained on the scene for over two hours, and the residence was heavily damaged.

Then, at 1:45 a.m., Parksley was called to a fire alarm at Shore Rehab.

At 4:27 a.m., units from Atlantic, Chincoteague, Wallops, New Church, Greenbackville, Pocomoke City, Saxis, Bloxom, Parksley, and Onancock responded to a working fire at the Tyson Foods rendering plant in Oak Hall. First responders reported smoke and flames in the plant. Everyone working at the time was successfully evacuated. Fire units remained on the scene for over two hours. The cause of the fire is under investigation, and the extent of the damage has not yet been determined.

At 5:19 a.m., units from Parksley, Onancock, and Tasley responded to an accident at the Perdue light on Lankford Highway in Accomac.

At 6:09 a.m., a brush fire was reported in Onancock, and units from Onancock and other departments responded.

Finally, several units were recalled to the Tyson Foods rendering plant in Oak Hall for a flare-up.