When the firefighters arrived on the scene, storage building A and some of the office building were fully engulfed. (Photo by Jolene Craig)

PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Fire Investigation Team is looking into the cause of a Thursday afternoon fire at a storage unit on Gihon Road. The Southside Storage Unit caught fire and a call was taken by Lubeck Volunteer Fire Department around 1 p.m., said Assistant Chief Tim Offutt. “There have been no injuries, but we are going through the damaged units to see what we can find,” Offutt said. When the firefighters arrived on the scene, storage building A and some of the office building were engulfed in flames, he said. “We were very lucky that a lot of units are empty and partially filled because it made it easier to get all of the flames out and save some items.” Offutt said the cause of the fire is difficult to determine until the FIT finishes its investigation. “Right now, we don’t know what started it or where they were started,” Offutt said. Jimmy Persinter, Grandview Trailer Park, said he believes the fire was arson after he saw a man in the area.