The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, February 8, 1995            TAG: 9502080552
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: FINAL 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   21 lines

FIRE GUTS PORTSMOUTH BUILDING

ILLUSTRATION: Photo

JOSEPH JOHN KOTLOWSKI/Staff

A fire swept the George T. McLean Co. building in the 700 block of

Meander Road in Portsmouth about 6:15 p.m. Tuesday. The one-story

brick storage building, which housed mostly wood materials, was

gutted, said Capt. William Stublen. Adjoining steel storage sheds

were not damaged. The firefighters could not bring the fire under

control for several hours. The cause of the fire was unknown,

Stublen said, and estimated damage at a half-million dollars.

by CNB