pA former tool plant burned in Parkersburg, West Virginia on October 21, sending up towers of black smoke.ppThe cause of the fire is still unknown, and local news sources saida it is expected to burn for days.ppThe 400,000 square foot facility caught fire in the early morning of October 21 and contained plastic materials. No one was injured, but local news outlets saida the West Virginia Department for Environmental Protection advised citizens to avoid contact with the smoke.