WHEELING — The Wheeling Fire Department’s new headquarters officially opened this month and on Saturday, scores of area residents got an opportunity to tour the new facility during an open house.

After years of construction and many months of delays, the new $9 million headquarters is fully operational and serving residents of Wheeling. Saturday’s open house drew many curious members of the public eager to check out the interior of the sprawling new building in East Wheeling.

Tom and Mary Miller of Wheeling were among the many local residents who came to check out the new home base for the city’s fire department.

“They need this,” Mary Miller said. “I had several uncles in the fire department — they’ve since passed. But they wouldn’t believe today how nice this is. They’d be very proud.

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