Fairmont Fire Chief Brain Starn provided an update to 5 News about the current state of injuries in the friendly city. “We have no injuries reported thankfully there are no casualties involved at this time,

Residents of Fairmont Village Apartments are left homeless after a flash flood caused the building to collapse, with Fairmont State University providing shelter for those affected.

Fortunately, unlike the Wheeling disaster, Fairmont had no loss of life and nobody unaccounted for. Morrisey confirmed to reporters the recovery of six bodies in the Wheeling area and two more are still being sought in the aftermath of the flooding.

A flash flood that swept through the city Sunday left streets looking like rivers and displaced about 50 residents of a West Side apartment complex. Gov. Patrick Morrisey also amended a previous state of emergency declaration originally issued for Ohio County to include Marion County after local officials connected with his office.

The areas affected were Elm Grove, Valley Grove, and Triadelphia in Ohio County, and Fairmont in Marion County all saw damage.

A flash flood that swept through the city Sunday left streets looking like rivers and displaced about 50 residents of a West Side apartment complex.

Tools designed by researchers at West Virginia University could help streamline flood response like after the flash floods that impacted Marion and Ohio counties over the weekend.