Controlled burn in downtown Whiteville to help clear way for new City hall

WHITEVILLE, NC (WWAY) – The city of Whiteville Fire Department used development for a new city hall as a training session over the weekend.

More from the Whiteville Fire Department during their live burn.

Whiteville Fire tells us a home along Madison Street in downtown Whiteville has to move to make way for the new city hall. Whiteville firefighters decided to do a controlled live burn on the home before it is completely demolished.

More from the Whiteville Fire Department of their live burn.

The burn took just over an hour.

Whiteville City leaders have had to conduct business in a rented space as the old city hall has had increasing issues with mold.