OAK HILL, W.Va. (AP) – Much of the town of Oak Hill was thick with smoke and covered in ashes Thursday after a fire destroyed the largest antique mall in southern West Virginia.

Oak Hill firefighter Jason Gregory said no one was injured after the Carpetbaggers Antique Mall collapsed in flames Wednesday night .

Black smoke was pouring out of the two-story building’s first floor when firefighters arrived and flames quickly shot through the roof, he said.

Firefighters from six area fire departments battled the blaze for nearly six hours, and one crew remained on the scene Thursday morning “mopping up,” Gregory said.

The building, which housed 90 dealers, was a total loss.

The Fayette County Assessor’s Office said the building was assessed for $111,540. The value of the contents was unknown.

The building is owned by National TV & Appliances in Beckley. A call to the company wasn’t immediately returned Thursday.

Retired coal miner Dave Bounds said ashes covered his car parked nearly a mile away from the mall and the town was full of smoke. He said he often visited the 18,000-square-foot mall, where he liked to search through old record albums.

“You name it, it was in there,” Bounds said. “You could go in there and spend eight hours easily.”

The cause of the fire hasn’t been determined. The state fire marshal’s office is investigating.

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