Middletown fire crews on Wednesday battled a large fire that produced heavy smoke in the former Middletown Paperboard building on Verity Parkway.
Our crews on the scene have captured several powerful videos throughout the day, including walls collapsing in the video above and crews fighting the view in multiple scenes below.
Viewer-submitted video of fire’s early stages
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Large smoke, flames pours from vacant Middletown factory/Video courtesy of Victor Bell
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Fire chief discusses fire after early-morning battle
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Middletown fire crews started the new year off with a fire at a vacant Paperboard factory on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. Live power wires and low water pressure are hampering efforts to put the fire out.
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Aerial view of the scene
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Crews battled a fire at the vacant former Middletown Paperboard building on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020.
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Fire renews intensity in early afternoon
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Firefighters continue to battle fire at former Middletown paperboard building on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020.
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