House Fire, Ducklings Mark an Interesting Week for Martinsburg Fire Department

If you compared the week the Martinsburg Volunteer Fire Company had to a relief pitcher, the crew would be well on their way to the Hall of Fame with one loss and eight saves in the span of seven days.

Of course, the stakes are much higher when firefighters are called on, and with lives and property being their balls and strikes, the Martinsburg crew were able to knock down a fire that had claimed the building by the time they arrived on scene and turn around and save the lives of eight ducklings stuck in a drain.

On Sunday, May 7, crews were called out to an active fire at 2794 Cove Mountain...