Employees of The News Journal were evacuated from their building near New Castle shortly after 4 p.m. today when a small fire broke out.

“[There was] a fair amount of damage to our newsprint area,” News Journal Publisher Curtis Riddle said. “A number of rolls were destroyed but that’s OK.”

There will be an issue put out Tuesday, he said, adding “There is apparently no question about that.”

Several fire companies responded, quickly doused the fire and cleared smoke from the building at 950 W. Basin Road (Del. 141), near I-95.

One person was taken to the hospital to be examined, but he did not seem to be in serious condition.

Employees were allowed back inside at 5:33 p.m.

The staff is resuming work on the Tuesday edition of the newspaper.

The fire was pretty much put out by the building’s fire sprinklers, said Wilmington Manor Fire Company Chief Ronald Hopkins.


Glad everyone is ok....

Sprinklers Save Lives! And newspaper!!

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Yet we can't get any enthusiasm for residential sprinklers unless they are mandated.

It's the cost that has people upset. Being more careful and having common sense is cheaper. Electrical problems are another story. JMO

hopefully they had a separate water-tight storage area for their paper, or else they have a sh!t-ton of paper mache now.

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I knew the offices had moved, but i thought the printing was still done in Wilm. Live and learn.

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